標
signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒョウ
Kun'yomi
- しるべ
- しるし
Nanori
- しべ
Meaning
標 centers on a visible mark that identifies or points to something: a signpost, stamp, emblem, or target. The souvenir sense is a natural extension of a mark kept as evidence or memory.
Most common words using 標
20 of 284- 目標もくひょうN3
goal; target; aim; objective
- 標準ひょうじゅんN2
standard; criterion; norm; model; mark
- 標的ひょうてき
target
- 商標しょうひょう
trademark
- 指標しひょう
index; indices; indicator
- 標高ひょうこう
elevation; height above sea level
- 座標ざひょうN1
coordinate; coordinates
- 標識ひょうしきN2
sign; mark; marker; beacon
- 標本ひょうほんN2
specimen; sample
- 標榜ひょうぼう
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
- 標ひょう
mark; sign; target
- 標語ひょうごN1
motto; slogan; catchword
- 標準時ひょうじゅんじ
standard time
- 墓標ぼひょう
grave marker; gravestone; headstone
- 道標どうひょう
guidepost; signpost
- 標記ひょうき
marking; mark
- 標示ひょうじ
mark; sign; label; landmark
- 座標軸ざひょうじく
coordinate axis
- 標柱ひょうちゅう
marker; signpost; guide pole
- 標準語ひょうじゅんご
standard language (used in government, education, etc.)
Study
Etymology
標 combines 木 (tree, wood) with 票, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a visible marker or label. Historically, a wooden post or tablet was used as a sign or marker.
Meaning mnemonic
A wooden 木 signpost with a label 票 on it: 標 is a mark, sign, or target.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒョウ, imagine a hyō (豹, leopard) marking its territory by scratching a wooden signpost: hyō -> ヒョウ, and the signpost is the leopard's mark.