Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 簿

簿

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Basic Meaning

The kanji 簿 fundamentally means "book," "record," or "account book." It refers to a document or collection of documents used to record and manage financial transactions, inventory, or other types of information. It emphasizes the organized and detailed nature of the record-keeping.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ボ (bo) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the primary meaning is often conveyed through compound words.

Usage Examples

⚫︎会計簿 Translation: Accounting book / Ledger. ⚫︎台帳簿 Translation: Ledger / Register. ⚫︎簿記 Translation: Bookkeeping.

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Origin and Formation

The kanji 簿 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The left side is the radical 竹 (take), meaning "bamboo" or "bamboo slip". The right side is 溥 (fu), which represents the sound and suggests "wide" or "broad." Historically, records were often kept on bamboo slips, hence the radical 竹. The combination suggests a wide, spread-out set of bamboo slips used for keeping records. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent any kind of book used for recording information, particularly in an organized manner.

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