冊
冊 — Tome
tome, counter for books, volume
On’yomiサツ (satsu)
On’yomiサク (saku)
Kun’yomiふみ (fumi)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 冊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冊子 | さっし sasshi | book; booklet; story book |
| 小冊子 | しょうさっし shousasshi | booklet; pamphlet |
| 一冊 | いっさつ issatsu | one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume |
| 冊 | さつ satsu | counter for books; volume |
| 別冊 | べっさつ bessatsu | separate volume; extra issue; supplement |
| 短冊 | たんざく tanzaku | tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle |
Study notes
冊 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1313 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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