Kanji

標

signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

しるべ, しるし

Nanori (Name Reading)

えだ, かた, こずえ, しな, すえ, たか, とお, ひで

Common Readings

ヒョウ

Example sentences

目標 もくひょう
今年の目標は、毎日三十分走ることです。

My goal for this year is to run for 30 minutes every day.

いつ いつ
二人は心をいつにして、同じ目標に向かった。

The two shared one heart and moved toward the same goal.

標的 ひょうてき
彼はマスコミの格好の標的になった。

He became a prime target for the media.

撃つ うつ
彼は拳銃で標的を正確に撃った。

He shot the target accurately with a pistol.

座標 ざひょう
地図上で現在地の座標を確認する。

Confirm the coordinates of the current location on the map.

標準 ひょうじゅん
この製品は業界の標準を満たしている。

This product meets industry standards.

標本 ひょうほん
彼は蝶の標本を集めている。

He collects butterfly specimens.

鉱石 こうせき
博物館で、珍しい鉱石の標本を見学した。

I looked at rare ore specimens at the museum.

標識 ひょうしき
この道路標識は「止まれ」を意味します。

This road sign means 'Stop'.

標高 ひょうこう
標高が高い山に登ると空気が薄くなる

When you climb a mountain with high elevation, the air becomes thin.

Example Vocabulary

目標

もくひょう

goal; target; objective

標的

ひょうてき

target; mark; objective

座標

ざひょう

coordinates

標準

ひょうじゅん

standard; norm; criterion

墓標

ぼひょう

標本

ひょうほん

specimen, sample

標識

ひょうしき

sign, mark, symbol

標高

ひょうこう

elevation; altitude

指標

しひょう

道標

どうひょう

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