Quick answer
冊 is the kanji for "Volume". Its reading is ふみ (fumi). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Volume
Also : Tome · Counter for books
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 冊 represents 'TOME'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of tome.
On-reading: さつ — remember this sound by associating it with tome. Kun-reading: ふみ.
Example Sentences
図書館で一度に十冊まで本を借りることができます。
としょかんでいちどにじゅっさつまでほんをかりることができます。
At the library you can borrow up to ten books at a time.
毎月二冊の本を読む習慣をつけることにしました。
まいつきにさつのほんをよむしゅうかんをつけることにしました。
I decided to develop the habit of reading two books per month.
Vocabulary using 冊
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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