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Kanji Detail for 碑 - "monument"

碑

  • Meaning

    碑 means "monument." Also associated with stele, standing stone.

    1. Monument - Stone pillar with inscriptions; memorial stone.

    2. Stele - Stone column for lowering coffins.

  • Words using 碑

    • 記念碑 きねんひ Listen commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
    • 碑文 ひぶん Listen inscription; epitaph; epigraph

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    • Verified meaning: monument
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いしぶみ)
    • Also carries these associations: stele, standing stone

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 碑

    Surnames 碑(いしぶみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tombstone; monument

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ishibumi(いしぶみ) いしぶみ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    monument stele standing stone sundial cairn cenotaph column commemoration gravestone headstone inscription marker memorial monolith obelisk pillar plaque remembrance statue tombstone tribute

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