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What is the Kanji for 'Notebook'? | 帳

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.

    kanji

    帳

    Meaning

    Notebook

    Reading

    kunyomiとばり

    tobari

    onyomiちょう

    chou

    Parts

    長Long, Leader 巾Towel

    Example Word

    電話帳: phone book. The Japanese noun '電話帳 (でんわちょう)' refers to a 'phonebook', which is a directory containing telephone numbers and addresses. This term is commonly used in contexts where one needs to look up contact information. For example: I found his number in the phonebook「電話帳で彼の番号を見つけた」(でんわちょうでかれのばんごうをみつけた). The phonebook is on the table「電話帳はテーブルの上にある」(でんわちょうはテーブルのうえにある). While digital directories are becoming more common, '電話帳' remains a relevant term in Japanese.

    Radical

    巾

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1048

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 帳

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

    kanji

    巾

    Meaning

    Towel

Words Using 帳

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    手帳

    Meaning

    Notebook

    word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

    word

    通帳

    Meaning

    Passbook

    word

    帳

    Meaning

    Book

Kanji Related to 帳 Through the Part 巾

These 14 kanji contain the part 巾 as well.

    kanji

    制

    Meaning

    System, Control

    kanji

    幅

    Meaning

    Width

    kanji

    市

    Meaning

    City, Market

    kanji

    幕

    Meaning

    Curtain

    kanji

    帯

    Meaning

    Belt, Wear

    kanji

    常

    Meaning

    Usual, Normal

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    帆

    Meaning

    Sail

    kanji

    刷

    Meaning

    Printing

    kanji

    帽

    Meaning

    Hat, Headgear

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    席

    Meaning

    Seat

    kanji

    帰

    Meaning

    Return

    kanji

    幣

    Meaning

    Money, Cash

Learn the Kanji 帳

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What does 帳 mean?

帳 means 'Notebook'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.