JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 標: "signpost, seal, mark"
The kanji 標 means "signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒョウ in on'yomi and しるべ, しるし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しるべしるし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 686 of 2,501 |
Common words with 標
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 目標goal; target; aim; objective · mark; sign; landmark
- 標的target
- 座標coordinate; coordinates
- 標準standard; criterion; norm; model · average; the norm; the ordinary
- 標本specimen; sample · (classic) example; type
- 墓標grave marker; gravestone; headstone · writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
- 指標index; indices; indicator
- 標高elevation; height above sea level
- 標識sign; mark; marker; beacon · marker
- 標準的standard · average; typical; normal; ordinary
- 道標guidepost; signpost
- 最終目標end goal; final target
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