~冊

~さつ · ~satsu · JLPT N5 · noun

book

📚 冊 = bamboo slips tied with cord, the original bound book

The kanji 冊 shows vertical writing strips strung together by a horizontal cord, which is how early books were made. So satsu counts bound volumes: 一冊 (issatsu) one book, 二冊 (nisatsu) two books.

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