札
札 — Tag
tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
On’yomiサツ (satsu)
Kun’yomiふだ (fuda)
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 札
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入札 | にゅうさつ nyuusatsu | bid; tender; bidding |
| 札 | ふだ fuda | ticket; token; check |
| 切り札 | きりふだ kirifuda | trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve |
| 落札 | らくさつ rakusatsu | successful bid; winning a tender |
| 改札 | かいさつ kaisatsu | examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier |
| 荷札 | にふだ nifuda | label; tag |
Study notes
札 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #921 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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