Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 標


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Meaning

sign, signpost, mark, symbol

Pronunciation

HYŌ
shirushi

Explanation

Left: tree , right: vote (In the west 西 you show 示 at a vote.) [ = ひょうぼく = marking pole]

Mnemonic

The tree in the west 覀 shows 示 as a signpost.

Radicals

tree
vote, ballot
西 west(The upper stroke can be seen as horizon. Below a variante of sun and two legs , which here stand for a downward motion: Belos the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.)
to show, altar(The radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.)
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Vocabulary

標し しるし Sign, signal
標準 ひょうじゅん standard, level
座標 ざひょう coordinate(s)
標本 ひょうほん example, specimen
標語 ひょうご motto, slogan, catchword
標識 ひょうしき sign, mark
目標 もくひょう mark, objective, target
道路標識 どうろひょうしき road sign, signpost


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