Word details

記念碑

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 記念碑.

Dictionary

Entry

記念碑きねんひNounFreq #48743
1

commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)

Examples
この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

記

scribe, account, narrative

10 strokesFrequency 149JLPT N2Grade 2

On

キ

Kun

しる.す

Nanori

のり
念

wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

8 strokesFrequency 390JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ネン
碑

tombstone, monument

14 strokesFrequency 1,792JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヒ

Kun

いしぶみ

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