JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 帳: "notebook, account book, album"
The kanji 帳 means "notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and とばり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とばり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1459 of 2,501 |
Common words with 帳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 手帳notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary · certificate
- 帳book; register
- 帳簿account book; register; ledger
- 几帳面methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous · wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
- メモ帳memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad
- 帳消しwriting off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books · cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for); offsetting
- 蚊帳の外being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop
- 帳curtain; hanging · veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
- 通帳passbook; bankbook
- 日記帳diary
- 夜の帳veil of darkness; curtain of night
- 帳面notebook; account book; register
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