一冊(いっさつ)

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 patterns

• 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