JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 碑: "tombstone, monument"
The kanji 碑 means "tombstone, monument". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ in on'yomi and いしぶみ 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
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いしぶみ
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 | tombstone, monument |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1792 of 2,501 |
Common words with 碑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 石碑stone monument
- 碑stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
- 碑文inscription; epitaph; epigraph
- 記念碑commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
- 墓碑gravestone; tombstone
- 慰霊碑cenotaph; memorial monument
- 碑陰back of a stone monument · inscription on the back of a stone monument
- 墓碑銘epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
- 口碑oral tradition; legend; folklore
- 碑石stone monument
- 記念碑的monumental
- 碑銘inscription; epitaph
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