帳
KANJI DETAIL
notebook · curtain
On readingちょう11 strokesN3
Radical 巾 · clothStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- ちょう
- Kun reading
- とばり
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
帳is also used for notebooks and ledgers; its on-reading isちょう. - Basic usage:
手帳(てちょう)means a notebook or planner, while帳簿(ちょうぼ)means a ledger.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Recording appointments and recording sales
手帳is a notebook used for important appointments and carried inside one's coat.帳簿is a ledger in which daily sales are entered and which a tax accountant examines. Both words name books for records, but the purpose of those records differs in the examples.