This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、いしぶみ
Romaji: hi, ishibumi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tombstone, monument

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  112
Frequency:  1792
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-9
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  bei1
Unicode:  7891
JIS:  486A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1213
Nelson Index: 3206
New Nelson Index: 4028
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5a9.2
Four Corner Index: 1664.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1731
Gakken Index: 1718
Japanese Names Index: 1908
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24364P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0373
Remembering the kanji Index: 1512
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1573
Kodansha Compact Index: 1408
Kanji in Context Index: 1771
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 820
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1122
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1526
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1630
Essential Kanji Index: 1758
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1553
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1718

Words

(いしぶみ)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
碑文 (ひぶん)
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
歌碑 (かひ)
tanka inscription
墓碑銘 (ぼひめい)
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
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
句碑 (くひ)
slab with a haiku cut on it
碑銘 (ひめい)
inscription; epitaph
建碑 (けんぴ)
erection of a monument
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