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
- 便箋びんせんwriting paper, stationery, notepaper
- 処方箋しょほうせんprescription
- 付箋ふせんsticky note, tag, slip
- 用箋ようせんstationery, writing pad
- 鄭箋ていせんcommentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan
- 薬箋やくせんprescription
- 書簡箋しょかんせんletter paper
- 付箋紙ふせんしsticky paper slip, sticky note
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