paper, label, letter, composition
On'yomi (音読み)
- セン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ふだ
About this kanji
The kanji 「箋」 (sen) primarily means paper or label and is typically used as a noun. It appears commonly in compounds such as 便箋 (びんせん), which means writing paper, and 処方箋 (しょほうせん), meaning prescription. Another example is 付箋 (ふせん), which refers to a sticky note. This kanji often relates to different types of paper used for writing, labeling, or documenting information. A quick note: while you may not encounter this kanji frequently in daily conversation, it is quite relevant in contexts involving stationery or written communication.
Example sentences
この箋には大事なことが書いてある。
Important things are written on this note.
Meanings across languages
- English
- paper, label, letter, composition
- Tiếng Việt
- giấy, nhãn
- 日本語
- 箋, ラベル
- 한국어
- 종이, 라벨
- 中文
- 纸, 标签
- id
- kertas
- th
- กระดาษ
- es
- papel
- fr
- papier
- de
- Papier
- pt
- papel
Common compounds
- 便箋writing paper, stationery, notepaper
- 処方箋prescription
- 付箋sticky note, tag, slip
- 用箋stationery, writing pad
- 鄭箋commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan
- 薬箋prescription
- 書簡箋letter paper
- 付箋紙sticky paper slip, sticky note
Words using this kanji
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