Meaning & readings
tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid
On’yomi サツ
Kun’yomi ふだ
Nanori さっ
Origin
This character combines wood on the left with a curved stroke on the right. The wood component refers to a wooden tablet or plaque, which was historically used in East Asia to display writing or information. The right component adds a sense of marking or notation. Together, these elements represent a wooden tag or placard that bears writing — the kind of object used to display prices, labels, or notices. Over time, this meaning extended to paper money and auction bids, which also function as marked tags or tokens of value.
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 5
- Kangxi radical
- 75
- Formation type
- Compound ideographic (combined meanings)
- Grade
- Grade 4 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #921 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+0672D