しおり

しおり
noun
bookmark; guide booklet
tool
1. bookmark
A marker placed between pages of a book to indicate where the reader stopped.
本(ほん)にしおりを挟(はさ)んだ。
I put a bookmark in the book.
しおりを使(つか)ってページを覚(おぼ)えておく。
I use a bookmark to remember the page.
友達(ともだち)から手作(てづく)りのしおりをもらった。
I received a handmade bookmark from a friend.
2. guide booklet; handbook (for a trip or event)
A small booklet handed out before a trip, school event, or ceremony, listing the schedule, rules, and what to bring.
修学旅行(しゅうがくりょこう)のしおりが配(くば)られた。
The handbooks for the school trip were handed out.
集合(しゅうごう)時間(じかん)は旅(たび)のしおりに書(か)いてある。
The meeting time is written in the trip booklet.
入学式(にゅうがくしき)の前(まえ)に、入学(にゅうがく)のしおりをよく読(よ)んでおいてください。
Please read the enrollment handbook carefully before the entrance ceremony.

しおり is commonly written in hiragana, though the kanji 栞(しおり) exists.

Common collocations

Writing

The kanji 栞(しおり) contains 木(き) (tree) reflecting the original practice of breaking tree branches to mark paths.

Related Words

Related: 付箋(ふせん) (sticky note)
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Added 2026.2.3 18:58 · Revised 2026.10.4 21:21
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