帳, book, record
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョウ
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- と.る
- と.り
About this kanji
The kanji 帳 (chou) primarily means 'book' or 'record.' It's often used as a noun to refer to various types of books or documents. Some common compounds include 帳簿 (ちょうぼ, choubou) which means 'account book,' used for managing finances, 日記帳 (にっきちょう, nikki chou) that translates to 'diary,' helping you keep track of daily events, and 手帳 (てちょう, techou), meaning 'notebook,' where you can jot down notes. Note that while this kanji usually represents written records or books, it can also imply the act of recording in its verb forms.
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Example sentences
帳簿を見せてください。
Please show me the ledger.
Meanings across languages
- English
- 帳, book, record
- Tiếng Việt
- sổ sách, biên bản, ghi chép
- 日本語
- 帳, 帳簿, ノート
- 한국어
- 책
- 中文
- 册
- id
- buku
- th
- สมุด
- es
- libro
- fr
- livre
- de
- Buch
- pt
- livro
Common compounds
- 帳簿ちょうぼaccount book, ledger
- 日記帳にっきちょうdiary, notebook
- 手帳てちょうnotebook, planner
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