Japanese symbol for “booklet”
冊子
さっし
Romaji: sasshi
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet
In Japanese, booklet is 冊子, read さっし (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
- n book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “booklet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小冊子 | しょうさっし shousasshi | booklet; pamphlet |
| ブックレット | ブックレット bukkuretto | booklet |
| 仮綴本 | かりとじほん karitojihon | booklet; paper-bound book |
| 小冊 | しょうさつ shousatsu | pamphlet; booklet |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短冊 | たんざく tanzaku | tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc. |
| 別冊 | べっさつ bessatsu | separate volume; extra issue; supplement |
| 分冊 | ぶんさつ bunsatsu | separate volume; fascicle; fascicule |
| 冊数 | さっすう sassuu | number of books |
| 小冊子 | しょうさっし shousasshi | booklet; pamphlet |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; 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.