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Frequency: 921
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

tag
paper money
counter for bonds
placard
bid

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふだ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さっ

Common Words

切札
ふだ
Noun
Freq #8486
1

Card games

trump; trump card

Examples
あの会社の社長は切り札を隠し持っています。
The president of that company has an ace up her sleeve.
2

ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

ふみた
ふんだ
Noun
Freq #9880
1

ticket; token; check; receipt

Examples
彼は店の入り口に閉店のをかけた。
He put a Closed sign on the front door of the store.
2

label; tag

3

sign; card; plate

4

playing card

5

charm; talisman

6

slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #12002
1

banknote; bill; note; paper money

Examples
1000円をくずしていただけませんか。
Could you break a 1,000 yen note?
ふだ
Noun
Freq #13678
1

Card games

one's hand

2

Dated term

name tag; nameplate; business card

3

Abbreviation

wallet-sized (photo)

いさつ
Noun
Freq #15821
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

examination of tickets

Examples
最近駅の改札あたりで、平気でイチャイチャしてる若い奴等多くなったよなあ。
Lately you see more young couples making out at the train station ticket gates acting as though nobody in the world existed.
2

Abbreviation

ticket gate; ticket barrier

お札
ふだ
Noun
Freq #20418
1

amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

Examples
ペットのためにご祈祷していただける御守と御札が実現しました。
Now there are charms and talismans for your pet that you can have blessed.
標札
ょうさつ
Noun
Freq #22345
1

nameplate; doorplate

っぽろ
Noun
Freq #22507
1

Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

Examples
7月10日より札幌支店を開設いたします。
On July 10, we will open our Sapporo branch.
つたば
Noun
Freq #24213
1

bundle of banknotes; stack of bills

Examples
そこには札束がいくつも入っていた。
There were bundles and bundles of cash.
2

large sum of money

ふだ
Noun
Freq #24962
1

name plate; name tag; label

Examples
自分の荷に名札を付けたけれども、すぐに取れてしまった。
I attached my name-tag to my baggage, but it soon came off.

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

tag

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

🧩 wood
fishhook
tree

Mnemonic Stories

The staff at the tree nursery tag various trees by _hook_ing plastic tags on them so you can identify them later.

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