JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical 冊grade 6freq #800Kanken level 5Jōyō kanji
volume (of books), counter for books
On'yomi (音読み)
- サク
- サツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji "冊" mainly means a volume of books and is often used as a counter for bound works like books or booklets. It is used as a noun rather than a verb. For instance, "一冊" (いっさつ) means one volume, while "二冊" (にさつ) means two volumes. Another common word is "冊子" (さっし), which translates to a booklet. When you want to count books, you can use this kanji to express quantities easily, such as saying "三冊" to mean three volumes. It's a handy kanji when discussing reading materials or organizing your library.
Built from
Example sentences
本を一冊買った。
I bought a book.
Meanings across languages
- English
- volume (of books), counter for books
- Tiếng Việt
- tập (sách), quyển sách
- 日本語
- 冊, かさ
- 한국어
- 권
- 中文
- 卷
- id
- volume
- th
- เล่ม
- es
- volumen
- fr
- volume
- de
- Band
- pt
- volume
Common compounds
- 冊子booklet, pamphlet
- 一冊one volume, one book
- 三冊three volumes, three books
- 二冊two volumes, two books
Words using this kanji
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