Kanji 票: ballot, label, ticket, sign

Key takeaways

Kanji 票: ballot, label, ticket, sign. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

票

Meaning

ballotlabelticketsign

On reading

ヒョウ

Radical

示

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 票

ballot, label, ticket, sign

Kanji structure breakdown

票

Structure breakdown

覀 + 示

Mnemonic story

Imagine putting a paper that shows (示) your choice into a box with a cover (覀). This represents a ballot or a label used to identify information.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヒョウ

票ひょう
ballot / vote / ticket
投票とうひょう
voting / poll

Commonly used words

票
ひょう
ballot / vote / ticket
投票
とうひょう
voting / poll

Example sentences

Example 1

投票用紙に名前を書いてください。

Translation

Please write your name on the ballot paper.

Example 2

コンサートのチケットを買いました。

Translation

I bought tickets for the concert.

Example 3

選挙で投票しました。

Translation

I voted in the election.

Example 4

投票の結果を待っています。

Translation

We are waiting for the poll results.

Kanji 票: ballot, label, ticket, sign

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

票 (ひょう): meaning and examples

投票 (とうひょう): meaning and examples