漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 411 strokesRadical
On
ヒョウ
Kun
Meaning
ballot, slip, ticket

Origin

ORIGIN

Originally it depicted flames leaping up and sparks flying. From the sense of 'light and flying' came the meaning of a light slip of paper, a ballot.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヒョウ票決・投票・伝票

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 投票とうひょう

    voting

  • 伝票でんぴょう

    slip, voucher

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

学級会で、代表を投票で決めた。

At the class meeting, we chose a representative by vote.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)