標ひょう識しき

看かん板ばんN2sense 1
看板 is typically a commercial or shop sign meant to attract attention, while 標識 is a general marker used for guidance, warning, or information (e.g. traffic signs).
記き号ごうN2sense 2
記号 is the general term for a symbol or notation system, while 標識 in linguistics specifically denotes a marker that signals grammatical or discourse function.
信しん号ごうN4sense 1
信号 refers to a traffic light or transmitted signal, whereas 標識 is a fixed, static sign or marker that does not change.
目め印じるしN3sense 1
目印 is a casual word for any mark or landmark used to help you find or recognize something, while 標識 is a more formal, often official, sign.
立たて札ふだN1
標識 is a marker or road sign used for guidance or regulation, whereas 立て札 is a simpler wooden post-sign for notices, often at historic or construction sites.

Don't confuse with

標ひょう示じ sense 1
標示 refers to the act of displaying or indicating information, while 標識 refers to the physical sign or marker itself.
標ひょう本ほんN2
標識 (a sign or marker) shares the kanji 標 with 標本 but means something entirely different, a visual marker rather than a specimen or sample.
標ひょう語ごN1
標識 refers to a physical sign or marker such as a road sign, while 標語 is a verbal slogan or motto; the two share the kanji 標 but differ in meaning.
指し標ひょう
標識 refers to a physical sign or marker (like a road sign), while 指標 is an abstract indicator or measure used for analysis, despite sharing the kanji 標.

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本ほんN5
Used when 標識 (signs/signposts) are shaped like long poles or posts.
枚まいN3
Used for flat, plate-like 標識 (signs), such as flat road signs.

Word family· 11

標ひょう識しき灯とう
beacon light; marker light
交こう通つう標ひょう識しき
traffic sign
安あん全ぜん標ひょう識しき
safety sign; safety marking
無む線せん標ひょう識しき
radio beacon
航こう路ろ標ひょう識しき
sea mark; beacon

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道どう路ろ標ひょう識しき
road sign; signpost
放ほう射しゃ能のう標ひょう識しき
radiation warning sign; trefoil; radiation warning symbol
標ひょう識しき再さい捕ほ法ほう
mark-and-recapture method
昼ちゅう間かん障しょう害がい標ひょう識しき
daytime obstruction markings
初しょ心しん運うん転てん者しゃ標ひょう識しき
beginner driver plate; new driver sticker

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Etymology

Compound of 標 (mark, sign) and 識 (discern, know). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'sign' or 'marker'.