栞
bookmark, guidebook
JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōStrokes10
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- しおり
Meaning
栞 centers on a physical marker that guides or holds a place: a bookmark in a book, or by extension a guidebook that marks a path.
Most common words using 栞
- 栞しおり
bookmark
Study
Etymology
栞 is a Japanese kokuji (国字) created from 幵 (a variant of 干) and 木 (tree), likely representing a wooden marker or guidepost. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part 幵 looks like a marker or sign, and the bottom 木 is a tree. Imagine a wooden sign stuck in the ground as a guidepost, or a wooden bookmark marking a page.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, picture a can of wooden bookmarks: can -> カン, and you pull one out to mark your page.