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チョウ
Kun
Meaning
notebook, register

Origin

ORIGIN

巾 (cloth) + 長 (sound). 長 gives the sound. It first meant a long hanging curtain, then came to mean a 'notebook' of bound paper.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チョウ帳面・帳簿・通帳

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 手帳てちょう

    pocket notebook

  • 通帳つうちょう

    bankbook

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

てちょうに よていを かきます。

I write my plans in my notebook.

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