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): (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 (take), meaning "bamboo" or "bamboo slip". The right side is (fu), which represents the sound and suggests "wide" or "broad." Historically, records were often kept on bamboo slips, hence the radical . 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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