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箋 means 'composition'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 2630   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-48    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 0 words   Used in 8 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Additional readings
Kun    ふだ paper, label, letter, composition
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笺 (Chinese)  
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For millennia, humans have jotted down notes, and 箋 has long served that purpose. Find out which materials the ancient Chinese and Japanese wrote on before paper. Also learn terms for pieces of paper that serve various functions, from Post-its and stationery to prescriptions. As several images show in this illustration-packed essay, the word for "prescription" can be richly figurative.
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⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  戔 damage  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 箋 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 箋 is used 8 times, read 1 way.
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び ん せ ん 0
noun
writing paper; stationery
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箋
セン    composition   
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戔
damage   
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戈
tasseled spear
⺮
bamboo
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