冊

• 読み: さつ
• ローマ字: satsu
• 漢字の分解: 冊 (satsu) — pictograph of bound bamboo strips; counter for books
• 発音: /sa.tsɯ/

意味

Counter for bound volumes such as books, notebooks, and magazines.

Used specifically for bound printed materials: books (本), notebooks (ノート), magazines (雑誌), and dictionaries (辞書). Counting: 一冊 (いっさつ), 二冊 (にさつ), 三冊 (さんさつ). Note the sound change with 一 where it becomes いっさつ (gemination).

例文

1. 図書館で本を五冊借りました。
2. ノートを一冊買ってください。
3. 毎月三冊ぐらい読みます。

使い方ガイド

場面: library, bookstore, school

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 冊 depicts a pictograph of bamboo strips bound together with cord, reflecting how ancient Chinese texts were written on connected bamboo slips.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal