# 冊 — Book Counter

Frequency rank 1237 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 糸 (Thread), less common than 績 (Achievement).

- On’yomi: さつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 冂 Wide (Kangxi 13)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

The character looks like a bookshelf with vertical slats — a neat rack of thin books lined up on a shelf, each one a single volume you can count.

In words:

- 冊 さつ — counter for books

[Study 冊](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%86%8A)

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