# 碑 — monument; stone tablet

碑 means “monument; stone tablet”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: いしぶみ (ishibumi).

- Meaning: monument; stone tablet
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: いしぶみ (ishibumi)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 4

## How to remember 碑

Sounds like 卑: both read ヒ.

Parts: 石 stone · 卑 lowly

## More in the “Belief & custom 4” set

[魂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soul/) · [碑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monument/) · [墳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ancient-tomb/) · [弔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/condolences/) · [尼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nun/) · [忌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abhor/) · [禅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zen/) · [妖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewitching/)

---

From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monument/. Last updated 2026-11-01.