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碑 means 'tombstone'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2016   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-38    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 80 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヒ
Additional readings
Kun    いしぶみ stone monument bearing an inscription
Variants
碑  
Notes
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Japan abounds in stone monuments of all types. They commemorate individual lives, wars, peace, loyal service, and "aha!" moments that came to poets. By considering the spectrum of stone markers in Japan, we can understand what people have cared about and have sought to preserve. Don't miss this photo-rich essay, which looks at Japan from a very different angle.
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Components
⿰  石 stone  卑 shabby  
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Most useful words by reading
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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ヒ : 16 words FIND ALL
せ き ひ 0
noun
stone monument
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 2 words FIND ALL
け ん ぴ 0 け ん ぴ 1
erection of a monument
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いしぶみ : 1 word FIND ALL
い し ぶ み 0
noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
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An additional いしぶみ less common words include 碑 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1731  Joy o' Kanji : 1731  Key to Kanji: - 

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碑
ヒ    tombstone   
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石
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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卑
ヒ   いやしい shabby, mean, vulgar   いやしむ    いやしめる to disdain, scorn   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
甶
stony rice field
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丶
dot   
田
デン   た rice field   
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