じょ

noun

  1. folding book.

counter

  1. counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori).
  2. counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc..
  3. counter for pairs (of curtains).
  4. counter for tatami mats.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
じょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

quire (of paper), bundle of seaweed, counter for screens
ジョウ チョウ かきもの (Kentei Pre-1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)