票
ballot, label, ticket, sign
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒョウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
票 centers on a physical marker used to indicate a choice or identity: a ballot for voting, a ticket for entry, a label for identification, or a sign to convey information.
Most common words using 票
20 of 134- 投票とうひょうN3
voting; ballot; poll; vote
- 票ひょうN1
vote; ballot
- 得票とくひょう
number of votes polled; poll votes
- 開票かいひょう
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
- 伝票でんぴょう
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
- 投開票とうかいひょう
casting and counting votes
- 票数ひょうすう
vote tally
- 帳票ちょうひょう
financial records (account books, ledgers, vouchers, forms, etc.)
- 白票はくひょう
blank ballot; white ballot
- 票決ひょうけつ
vote; ballot
- 軍票ぐんぴょう
military scrip
- 票田ひょうでん
(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base
- 証票しょうひょう
certificate; voucher; chit
- 国民投票こくみんとうひょう
national referendum
- 一票いっぴょう
one vote; one ballot
- 投票所とうひょうしょ
polling place; polling station
- 決選投票けっせんとうひょう
final vote; run-off ballot
- 浮動票ふどうひょう
swing vote
- 無投票むとうひょう
without a vote
- 集票しゅうひょう
gathering votes; garnering votes; pulling in votes
Study
Etymology
票 combines 覀 (a variant of 西, originally depicting a bird's nest) and 示 (altar, show). The character likely developed from the idea of a written notice or tally placed on display, evolving to mean a ticket or ballot.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 覀 looks like a container or a stack of papers, and the bottom 示 suggests showing or indicating. Imagine a box of tickets or ballots being displayed for people to take.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒョウ, picture a hyena (ヒョウ) holding a ballot in its mouth, waiting in line to vote. The hyena's distinctive laugh cues ヒョウ while it clutches the ticket.