冊
KanjiJLPT N2
Volume (Of Book)
tome, counter for books, volume
Mnemonic
Vertical lines bound together by a horizontal tie — pages bundled into a volume.
Details
The keyword for 冊 is volume (of book). This kanji refers to a bound set of pages or a single book within a series, serving as the counter used to enumerate books, magazines, and other bound publications in Japanese. Its original form depicted bamboo slips tied together with cord, which was the ancient method of creating written documents before the invention of paper. Thus, the character fundamentally represents the concept of a compiled, bound text as a unit.
- On'yomi
- さつ、さく
- Kun'yomi
- ふみ