手帳

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Chinese

hand; convenient; ‑er
account; mosquito net; tent
account; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; credit
 
trad. (手帳)
simp. (手帐)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()(ちょう) (techō).

Pronunciation


Noun

手帳

  1. a small hand- or pocket-sized notebook, especially a diary or schedule
  2. (rail transport) log book.
    司機手帳司机手帐  ―  sījī shǒuzhàng  ―  Engineer log book.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ちょう
Grade: 3
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
手帖
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Etymology

Compound of (te, hand) +‎ (chō, notebook, ledger).[1][2][3][4] Appears from the early 1600s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ちょう) (techōてちやう (tetyau)?

  1. a small hand- or pocket-sized notebook, especially a diary or schedule
    Synonyms: ノート (nōto), 帳面 (chōmen), 帳簿 (chōbo)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN