碑

monument; tombstone

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1792.

Readings

• ヒ (on reading): 記念碑 (きねんひ) commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); 碑文 (ひぶん) inscription
• いしぶみ (kun reading): 碑 (いしぶみ) stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations)

Components

• 石
• 卑
• 十 radical ten
• 口 radical mouth
• 田 radical rice field
• 石 radical stone

Words using 碑

• 記念碑 (きねんひ) commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone)
• 碑文 (ひぶん) inscription
• 石碑 (せきひ) stone monument
• 慰霊碑 (いれいひ) cenotaph
• 歌碑 (かひ) monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
• 碑 (いしぶみ) stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations)

23 words in all.

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