tombstone, monument
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヒ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いしぶみ
About this kanji
The kanji 碑 (hi), primarily means "tombstone" or "monument." It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You will often encounter it in compounds like 碑文 (hibun), meaning "inscription," which refers to writing on a monument; 記念碑 (kinenhi), meaning "commemorative plaque," usually placed on a stone to honor someone; and 石碑 (sekihi), which stands for a "stone monument." A related term is 墓碑 (bohi), meaning "gravestone." Note that this kanji carries a sense of permanence and remembrance, often associated with honoring memories.
Example sentences
この碑は歴史的な記念碑である。
This monument is a historical memorial.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tombstone, monument
- Tiếng Việt
- bia mộ, đài tưởng niệm
- 日本語
- 墓石, モニュメント
- 한국어
- 묘비, 기념비
- 中文
- 碑石, 纪念碑
- id
- nisan
- th
- หลุมศพ
- es
- tumba
- fr
- tombstone
- de
- Grabstein
- pt
- túmulo
Common compounds
- 碑文ひぶんinscription, epitaph, epigraph
- 記念碑きねんひcommemorative plaque (usu. on a stone), stone monument (bearing an inscription)
- 石碑せきひstone monument
- 墓碑ぼひgravestone, tombstone
- 詩碑しひmonument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem
- 歌碑かひmonument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a waka
- 建碑けんぴerection of a monument
- 碑銘ひめいinscription, epitaph
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