徴
indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question
Readings
On'yomi
- チョウ
- チ
Kun'yomi
- しるし
Meaning
徴 centers on outward signs that reveal something hidden: an indication, omen, or symptom. The meanings of collecting, seeking, or questioning extend from the idea of drawing out or calling forth such signs.
Most common words using 徴
20 of 65- 特徴とくちょうN3
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
- 象徴しょうちょうN1
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
- 徴収ちょうしゅうN1
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
- 徴兵ちょうへいN1
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
- 徴用ちょうよう
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
- 徴しるし
sign; indication; omen
- 徴ち
fourth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
- 徴ちょう
sign; indication; symptom
- 徴税ちょうぜい
tax collection; taxation
- 追徴ついちょう
supplementary charge; additional collection
- 徴発ちょうはつ
requisition; commandeering
- 徴募ちょうぼ
enlistment; recruitment
- 性徴せいちょう
sexual characteristics
- 追徴金ついちょうきん
additional collection; additional imposition; surcharge; forfeit; penalty
- 象徴的しょうちょうてき
symbolic; symbolical
- 課徴金かちょうきん
charges (i.e. fees)
- 徴集ちょうしゅう
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
- ファロー四徴症ファローしちょうしょう
tetralogy of Fallot
- 古史徴こしちょう
References to Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1818)
- 国民徴用令こくみんちょうようれい
National Requisition Ordinance (1939)
Study
Etymology
徴 is the modern simplified form of 徵. The older form combines 彳 (movement) with 徵, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of summoning or calling forth signs. The modern simplification replaces the complex middle with a compact 山王 shape.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 彳 suggests movement, and the right side 攵 suggests an action. In the middle, 山 (mountain) over 王 (king) can be seen as a royal mountain where signs and omens are sought. Picture a king climbing a mountain to collect indications of the future.
Reading mnemonic
For チョウ, imagine a long-serving chief named Chou standing on a mountain, seeking signs: Chou -> チョウ, and the chief collects omens.