冊 = 冂 + 艹

冊 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tome”. It is built from 冂 (border) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1967. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: tome
RTK frame: 1967
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): サツ, サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ふみ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: том, bookshelf
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 冊 book

Decomposition

Alternative decomposition

Characters that contain 冊

How to find 冊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “border” + “mugwort”. 冊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 冊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.