帳
帳 — Notebook
notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiとばり (tobari)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 帳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手帳 | てちょう techou | notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary |
| 帳簿 | ちょうぼ choubo | account book; register; ledger |
| 通帳 | つうちょう tsuuchou | passbook; bankbook |
| 台帳 | だいちょう daichou | account book; ledger; register |
| 記帳 | きちょう kichou | registry; entry; book-keeping |
| 帳消し | ちょうけし choukeshi | writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books |
Study notes
帳 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1459 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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