What is the Kanji for "Paper", "Letter", and "Label"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Paper", "Letter", and "Label", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Paper", "Letter", and "Label" is "箋".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Fuda".

Its onyomi reading is "Sen".

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

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

What does the kanji "箋" mean in japanese?

"箋" means "Paper", "Letter", and "Label".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

箋: "Slip". The Japanese noun '箋 (せん)' refers to a small slip of paper, often used for writing notes, memos, or other brief messages. It is typically a thin, rectangular piece of paper that can be easily carried or attached to something. The '箋' is commonly used in offices, schools, and other professional settings to jot down quick reminders or pass along information. For example: Please fill out the form on the slip - (箋に記入してください). I left a slip on your desk with the address - (あなたのデスクに住所の書かれた箋を置きました).

便箋: "Stationery". The Japanese noun '便箋 (びんせん)' refers to writing paper, often pre-formatted, used for letter-writing or other correspondence. It is a type of stationery that may have printed borders, designs or other decorative elements. '便箋' is commonly used in formal or professional writing contexts. For example: I bought some nice stationery to write my thank-you notes - (手紙を書くのに良い便箋を買いました).

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 "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". And The hiragana "だ" is read as "da".

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.