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notebook; account book; ledger
A bound book used for writing records, accounts, or notes. Somewhat old-fashioned as a standalone word, but very common in the compound 几帳面.
A somewhat old-fashioned word for a notebook or ledger. In modern Japanese, ノート is more commonly used for general notebooks. However, 帳面 remains important as part of the very common word 几帳面 (meticulous, precise).
Common collocations
Related words
- 几帳面: meticulous, methodical, precise — a very common na-adjective derived from this word (originally from the neat pleats of a 几帳, a folding screen)
- 帳簿: account book, ledger — the standard modern term for financial records
- 通帳: passbook, bankbook — uses the same 帳 character