# 冊 — counter for books; volume

冊 means “counter for books; volume”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: サツ (satsu), サク (saku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: counter for books; volume
- On'yomi: サツ (satsu), サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 冊

Parts: 冂 frame · 廾 two hands

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[群](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flock/) · [双](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/twin/) · [片](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/one-side/) · [兆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/trillion/) · [零](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/zero/) · [皆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/everyone/) · [冊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-books/) · [匹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/counter-for-small-animals/) · [粒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grain/)

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