Japanese symbol for “missal”

ミサ典書

ミサてんしょ

Romaji: misatensho

missal; mass book

In Japanese, missal is ミサ典書, read ミサてんしょ (misatensho).

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Meanings

n missal; mass book

Kanji and stroke order

典

code, ceremony, law

on: テン、デン
kun: ふみ、のり

8 strokes · JLPT 1

書

write

on: ショ
kun: か.く、-が.き、-がき

10 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
古典	こてん koten	classic (work, esp. book); the classics
典型	てんけい tenkei	type; pattern; model
辞典	じてん jiten	dictionary; lexicon
出典	しゅってん shutten	source (e.g. quotation); authority
特典	とくてん tokuten	privilege; special favor; special favour
式典	しきてん shikiten	ceremony; rites
文書	ぶんしょ bunsho	document; writing; letter
書籍	しょせき shoseki	book; publication

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