Question

碑 いしぶみ 碑(いしぶみ): stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela S 石: stone卑: lowly; base; vile; vulgar 石 5 碑 tombstone A STONE makes a LOWLY TOMBSTONE.

Accepted Answer

ヒ tombstone, monument 1 1792 14 112 いし・いしへん 形声 Phonetic There is a grave of a lowly man with a tombstone made of a simple, small stone. If you bow really low you can read the very small inscription engraved on the stone, it says - “Now that you bowed so low to read this, you are as lowly as I once was”.

Kanji	碑
Onyomi	ヒ
Kunyomi	いしぶみ
English	tombstone, monument
Examples	碑(いしぶみ): stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1792
Components	石: stone 卑: lowly; base; vile; vulgar
Number of Strokes	14
Kanji Radical	石
Radical Number	112
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	いし・いしへん
Traditional Form	碑
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	tombstone
Koohii Story 1	There is a grave of a lowly man with a tombstone made of a simple, small stone. If you bow really low you can read the very small inscription engraved on the stone, it says - “Now that you bowed so low to read this, you are as lowly as I once was”.
Koohii Story 2	A STONE makes a LOWLY TOMBSTONE.

Stone Lowly 碑 Monument Inscription Tombstone Small Low