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tombstone
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On reading
Kun readingいしぶみ

Meanings

  1. tombstoneRtK
    知事戦死兵士たち記念奉納The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.tatoeba
    見下ろす立てThey set up a tombstone over the grave overlooking the harbor.tatoeba
  2. monument
    禎子友人彼女原爆でなくなっすべて子供慰霊建てたいと思っSadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb.tatoeba
    はその将軍敬意表し記念捧げThe city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.tatoeba
  1. stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations)
  2. stele
  3. stela

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

stone () · rock () · lowly · Wayne Slob · drop () · rice field () · brains · cornucopia · ten () · needle ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1630

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