徴
徴 — Indications
indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
On’yomiチ (chi)
Kun’yomiしるし (shirushi)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 徴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 追徴 | ついちょう tsuichou | supplementary charge; additional collection |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 象徴的 | しょうちょうてき shouchouteki | symbolic; symbolical |
| 課徴金 | かちょうきん kachoukin | charges (i.e. fees) |
Study notes
徴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #850 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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