This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、ジョウ、かきもの
Romaji: chō, jō, kakimono
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

quire (of paper), bundle of seaweed, counter for screens, notebook

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  50
Frequency:  2208
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  che
Chinese Reading:  tie4
Unicode:  5e16
JIS:  4421

Indexes

Halpern Index: 286
Nelson Index: 1473
New Nelson Index: 1558
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3f5.2
Four Corner Index: 4126.0
Japanese Names Index: 563
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8849
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0420
Remembering the kanji Index: 2231
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 256
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2338
Kodansha Kanji Index: 342

Words

(じょう)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs of curtains; counter for tatami mats
法帖 (ほうじょう)
copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
画帖 (がじょう)
picture album
手本帖 (てほんちょう)
book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio
帖合 (ちょうあい)
type of commission system in the book industry in Japan
手帳 (てちょう)
notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary; certificate; identification card
一帖 (いちじょう)
quire (of paper)
写生帖 (しゃせいちょう)
sketchbook
切り抜き帳 (きりぬきちょう)
scrapbook
捕り物 (とりものちょう)
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
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