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碑 means 'tombstone'
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Kun いしぶみ stone monument bearing an inscription
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 碑 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 碑 is used 19 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
An additional いしぶみ less common words include 碑 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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