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Kanji 帳: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 帳: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent

Key takeaways

Kanji 帳: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

notebookaccount bookalbumcurtainveilnettent

On reading

チョウ

Kun reading

とばり

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 帳

notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

巾 + 長

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a long (長) piece of cloth (巾). This character represents a long cloth hung as a curtain, or a long roll used as a ledger or notebook.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チョウ
  • 几帳面きちょうめん

    methodical / punctual / precise

  • 通帳つうちょう

    bank passbook

  • 手帳てちょう

    notebook / planner / organizer

Kun reading

とばり
  • とばり

    curtain / veil / screen

Commonly used words

  • 几帳面
    きちょうめん

    methodical / punctual / precise

  • 通帳
    つうちょう

    bank passbook

  • 手帳
    てちょう

    notebook / planner / organizer

  • とばり

    curtain / veil / screen

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はいつも几面に仕事をする。

Translation

He always works in a methodical way.

Example 2

面な性格で忘れ物が少ない。

Translation

Because of her punctual nature, she rarely forgets things.

Example 3

舞台のとばりが上がった。

Translation

The stage curtain was raised.

Example 4

夜のとばりが街を包む。

Translation

The veil of night covers the town.

Kanji 帳: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent | Daily Nihongo