What is the Kanji for "Notebook"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Notebook", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Notebook" is "帳".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tobari".

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "巾" means "Towel" and can be read as "Kin". And The kanji "長" means "Long" and "Leader" and can be read as "Chou" and "Naga".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "帳" mean in japanese?

"帳" means "Notebook".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

電話帳: "Phone book". The noun '電話帳 (でんわちょう)' refers to a book containing the names, addresses and phone numbers of people or businesses. It is used to look up and find contact information. For example: I need to look up a number in the phone book - (電話帳で番号を探さなければいけない). The phone book has all the contact details I need - (電話帳にはすべての連絡先が載っている).

帳: "Book". The Japanese suffix '帳 (ちょう)' is used to form words that refer to a book, notebook, or record. It indicates a collection of written or printed pages bound together. For example: Account book - (口座帳). Notebook - (メモ帳).

手帳: "Notebook". The Japanese noun '手帳 (てちょう)' means 'notebook'. It refers to a small book or pad used for writing down notes, schedules, or other information. This type of notebook is commonly used in professional and personal settings in Japan. For example: She writes in her notebook - (彼女は手帳に書いている). I need to buy a new notebook - (新しい手帳を買う必要がある).

通帳: "Passbook". The Japanese noun '通帳 (つうちょう)' refers to a small booklet used to record financial transactions, such as deposits and withdrawals, in a bank account. It is an important document that provides a detailed history of one's account activity. The '通帳' is commonly used in Japan and some other Asian countries. For example: I need to update my passbook - (通帳を更新する必要がある). My passbook shows the latest transactions - (通帳に最新の取引記録が記載されている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.