Meaning
Tag, label, note, bill — used in money, ticketing, and labeling contexts.
- 名札 — name tag
- 改札 — ticket gate
- 入札 — bid, bidding
- 表札 — nameplate (on house)
- 紙札 — paper bill
- 千円札 — 1000 yen bill
札 originally referred to a wooden tag or label on which characters were written. The left side is the radical 木, representing wood. The character is now used for both paper tags and modern paper money — reflecting this history of writing on wooden slips.
In modern life, you’ll see it in contexts like 改札 (ticket gate) or 札束 (bundle of bills).
名札を 胸につけてください。
Please wear a name tag on your chest.
改札口で 切符を 通します。
You pass your ticket through the gate.
The on-yomi サツ is used in compound words like 札束 (bundle of bills) and 千円札 (1000 yen bill). The kun-yomi ふだ appears in simpler terms like 名札 (name tag) and 入札 (bid).