JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 符: "token, sign, mark"
The kanji 符 means "token, sign, mark, tally, charm". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read フ in on'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)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | token, sign, mark, tally, charm |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1798 of 2,501 |
Common words with 符
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 切符ticket
- 疑問符question mark
- 護符talisman; amulet; charm
- 符charm; talisman; amulet · tally
- 符合agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
- 終止符を打つto put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
- 免罪符indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon · excuse; justification; rationalization
- 呪符amulet; charm
- 音符musical note; note symbol · phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.)
- 符号sign; mark; symbol; code · sign (e.g. positive, negative)
- 符丁symbol; sign; mark · (secret) price mark
- 終止符full stop; period · end
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