札 means “tag, card, bill”

ふだ · fuda

Also: paper money, counter for bonds, placard

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ふだ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サツ

Taught in grade 4 · 5 strokes

The story

Wood (木) shaped thin and flat by a bending knife (乚): 札 began as wooden prayer tablets. At Shinto shrines, visitors write wishes on ema (絵馬) wooden 札. Today the character also means paper money, from prayers to payments.

Used in お札 (osatsu, paper money) and 名札 (nafuda, name tag)

Words with 札

• お札 (おさつ, osatsu): paper money / bill

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.