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冊

JLPT N2 · 5 strokes

The kanji 冊 — “(counter for books)”

冊 means (counter for books) and is a JLPT N2 kanji. It has 5 strokes and uses the boundary / frame radical (冂).

Stroke order · 5 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): サツ、サク
Kun'yomi (訓読み): ふみ
Radical: 冂 · boundary / frame
Strokes: 5

How to remember 冊

Bamboo strips bound together with string — an ancient book, and the kanji is a picture of exactly that. 一冊、二冊 — the counter for books.

Example words with 冊

On'yomi readings

一冊いっさつone copy (of a book)

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