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Japanese symbol for “booklet”

Romaji: sasshi
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet

In Japanese, booklet is , read (sasshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

Kanji and stroke order

tome, counter for books, volume
on: サツ、サク
kun: ふみ
5 strokes · JLPT 2
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “booklet”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうさっし shousasshibooklet; pamphlet
ブックレット bukkurettobooklet
かりとじほん karitojihonbooklet; paper-bound book
しょうさつ shousatsupamphlet; booklet

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たんざく tanzakutanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.
べっさつ bessatsuseparate volume; extra issue; supplement
ぶんさつ bunsatsuseparate volume; fascicle; fascicule
さっすう sassuunumber of books
しょうさっし shousasshibooklet; pamphlet
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl
おんなのこ onnanokogirl; daughter; baby girl

See also: Chinese symbol for “booklet”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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