Keyword
street
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig95
Readings
てい
(45%)
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 (162 in total)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Examples (20 in total)
The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.
We were just talking about you when you called.
The train has just left.
She bowed to me politely.
That language isn't very polite.
It's just the right size.
I politely turned down his offer and hung up.
I got out of the car at 40th Street.
I found nothing but a pair of scissors.
Even a cheap frying pan will last a long time if used carefully.
Tom bought a really expensive, well-made pair of shoes.
Tom bowed politely.
I want a knife.
The document clearly spells out the correct procedure for dealing with complaints.
In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.
I bowed politely.
Tom took off his hat and bowed politely.
He took off his hat and made a polite bow.
It could be just right for a warm up.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain.