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What is the Kanji for "Sign", "Summon", "Levy", and "Indication"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Sign", "Summon", "Levy", and "Indication", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Sign", "Summon", "Levy", and "Indication" is "".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 4 parts:

The radical "彳" means "Stop" . The kanji "山" means "Mountain" and can be read as "Yama" and "San". The kanji "王" means "King" and can be read as "Ou". And The radical "攵" means "Strike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Sign", "Summon", "Levy", and "Indication".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

特徴: "Feature". The Japanese noun '特徴 (とくちょう)' means 'feature'. This word is used to describe a distinguishing characteristic, quality or aspect of something. It can refer to the distinctive attributes of an object, person, or situation. For example: The unique feature of this product is its compact design - (この製品の特徴は、コンパクトな設計です). This writer's work has many distinctive features - (この作家の作品には多くの特徴がある).

象徴: "Symbolize". The verbal noun '象徴 (しょうちょう)' means 'to symbolize'. It is used to indicate that something represents or stands for something else. It can be used to describe how an object, action, or concept serves as a symbol of a broader idea or meaning. For example: This flower symbolizes love - (この花は愛を象徴する). The peace sign symbolizes harmony - (平和のサインは調和を象徴する).

徴収: "Collection". The Japanese noun '徴収 (ちょうしゅう)' refers to the act of collecting or gathering something, often used in the context of collecting taxes, fees, or other payments. It implies an official or formal process of obtaining money or items owed. For example: Tax collection - (税金の徴収). The company collects payments from customers - (会社は顧客から支払いを徴収する).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.