一冊(いっさつ)

いっさつ
noun, counter
one book; one volume
1. one book; one volume; one copy of a bound publication
The counter 冊 is used for books, magazines, notebooks, and other bound volumes. 一冊 counts one such item.
本(ほん)を一冊(いっさつ)買(か)った。
I bought one book.
この棚(たな)に一冊(いっさつ)だけ残(のこ)っていた。
Only one copy remained on this shelf.
夏休(なつやす)みに一冊(いっさつ)でも多(おお)く本(ほん)を読(よ)みたい。
I want to read as many books as possible during summer vacation.

The counter 冊(さつ) is one of the most commonly used Japanese counters. It counts bound printed materials: books, magazines, notebooks, manga volumes, etc.

COUNTING PATTERN:

  • 一冊(いっさつ) (1) — note the っ sound change
  • 二冊(にさつ) (2)
  • 三冊(さんさつ) (3)
  • 四冊(よんさつ) (4)
  • 五冊(ごさつ) (5)
  • 六冊(ろくさつ) (6)
  • 七冊(ななさつ) (7)
  • 八冊(はっさつ) (8) — note the っ sound change
  • 九冊(きゅうさつ) (9)
  • 十冊(じゅっさつ) (10) — note the っ sound change
  • 何冊(なんさつ): how many books?

USAGE:
Applies to any bound publication including 本(ほん) (books), 雑誌(ざっし) (magazines), 漫画(まんが) (manga), 辞書(じしょ) (dictionaries), ノート (notebooks), 手帳(てちょう) (planners).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 一部(いちぶ): one copy — used for documents, reports, and forms rather than bound books
  • 一巻(いっかん): one volume/scroll — used for scrolls, serial publications, and multi-volume sets
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