Kanji N1

標: signpost, seal, mark

標 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning signpost, seal, mark, written with 15 strokes. It is read ヒョウ (on) and しるべ, しるし (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 4. You will see it in 目標 (もくひょう, goal) and 標準 (ひょうじゅん, standard).

標

Meanings

  • signpost
  • seal
  • mark
  • stamp
  • imprint
  • symbol
  • emblem
  • trademark
  • evidence
  • souvenir
  • target
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeGrade 4
Frequency#686 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヒョウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • しるべ
  • しるし

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 15. Start at the dot.

Common words with 標

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 目標もくひょう

    goal; target; aim; objective

    JLPT N3
  • 標準ひょうじゅん

    standard; criterion; norm; model; mark

    JLPT N2
  • 標識ひょうしき

    sign; mark; marker; beacon

    JLPT N2
  • 標本ひょうほん

    specimen; sample

    JLPT N2
  • 標語ひょうご

    motto; slogan; catchword

    JLPT N1
  • 座標ざひょう

    coordinate; coordinates

    JLPT N1
  • 指標しひょう

    index; indices; indicator

  • 標高ひょうこう

    elevation; height above sea level

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.