徴 – indications, sign, omen

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#850 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 徴 means indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ、チ (chou, chi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is しるし (shirushi). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
On’yomi	チ	chi
Kun’yomi	しるし	shirushi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 王・山・彳・攵・乞.

Words using 徴

特徴とくちょうfeature象徴しょうちょうsymbol (of something abstract)徴収ちょうしゅうcollection (of fees, taxes, etc.)

Example sentences

毛深いまゆ毛が彼の顔の特徴だった。

His bushy brows accented his face.

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オリーブの枝は平和を象徴している。

An olive branch symbolizes peace.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得役待復従彼徒徹律御徳微往径徐

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