Japanese symbol for “codex”
写本
しゃほん
Romaji: shahon
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription
In Japanese, codex is 写本, read しゃほん (shahon).
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Meanings
- n manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “codex”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コーデックス | コーデックス koodekkusu | codex |
| 古写本 | こしゃほん koshahon | old manuscript; codex |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写真 | しゃしん shashin | photograph; photo; picture |
| 描写 | びょうしゃ byousha | depiction; description; portrayal |
| 写る | うつる utsuru | to be photographed; to be projected |
| 被写体 | ひしゃたい hishatai | (photographic) subject |
| 実写 | じっしゃ jissha | live action (as opposed to animation) |
| 写す | うつす utsusu | to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
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.