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Kanji Detail for 徴 - "sign, to summon"

徴

  • Meaning

    徴 means "sign, to summon." Also associated with to demand.

    1. To summon - To call out; to call for.

    2. To demand - To require; to levy; to collect.

    3. Sign - Proof; evidence.

    4. Omen - Indication; symptom.

    5. To appear - To show; to surface; to become clear.

  • Words using 徴

    • 特徴 とくちょう Listen feature; trait; characteristic
    • 象徴 しょうちょう Listen symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
    • 追徴 ついちょう Listen supplementary charge; additional collection
    • 徴収 ちょうしゅう Listen collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
    • 象徴的 しょうちょうてき Listen symbolic; symbolical
    • 徴兵 ちょうへい Listen conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
    • 課徴金 かちょうきん Listen charges (i.e. fees)

  • Tattoo check: 徴

    • Verified meaning: sign, to summon
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, おさむ, ちょう)
    • Also carries these associations: to demand

    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 徴

    Given names 徴(あきら)Listen 徴(おさむ)Listen 徴(ちょう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    summon

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 徵|征

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to summon

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chi(チ) チ

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shirushi(しるし) しるし

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to summon to demand sign collect levy mark omen symptom indication evidence clue emblem portent manifest call conscript requisition

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