標

signpost, sign

JLPT N1 Grade 4 15 strokes

Kun'yomi: しるべ・しるし
On'yomi: ヒョウ
Radical: 木 · tree (tree, wood)

標 means "signpost, sign". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 15 strokes. It is read しるべ・しるし in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヒョウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

標 in example sentences

本当ほんとうの目標もくひょうは何なん？

Hontou no mokuhyou wa nan?

What's the real goal?
それが私わたしの目標もくひょうなんだ。

Sore ga watashi no mokuhyou nan da.

That's my aim.
標識ひょうしきは見みませんでした。

Hyoushiki wa mimasen deshita.

I didn't see the sign.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 標

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Common questions

What does the kanji 標 mean?: 標 means "signpost, sign". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 標 have?: 標 is written in 15 strokes.
How is 標 read?: It is read しるべ・しるし in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヒョウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 標?: 標 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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