Keyword
street
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig95
Readings
てい
(46%)
Composed of
one
hook
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a street sign, with a slight barb at the bottom so that no one's going to be able to pull it out of the ground and steal it.

Used in kanji (19 in total)
can do
strike
demonstrate
town
Used in vocabulary (178 in total)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
nth district of a town; nth city block
Examples (52 in total)
The basic rule is to treat every customer politely.
Carefully peel off the skin, and first enjoy the aroma.
I was politely refused with a smile.