冊子|さっしsasshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbook; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

• Related書籍しょせきWrittenFormal written term for published books in general, common in bookstores and statistics; 「冊子」 usually means a small bound booklet or handbook.
• Related図書としょWrittenWritten term for books as a general category, as in 「図書館」 and 「図書券」; 「冊子」 stresses the physical bound form.
• Related書物しょもつWrittenWritten word for books with an old-fashioned, classical flavor; 「冊子」 typically means a thin booklet or explanatory pamphlet.
• Related小冊子しょうさっしNeutralSpecifically a small, thin bound book or handbook, such as a promotional or explanatory booklet; 「冊子」 covers bound volumes large or small.
• RelatedパンフCasualColloquial short form of 「パンフレット」 for promotional or explanatory leaflets; 「冊子」 can refer to any bound volume.
• RelatedブックNeutralMostly appears in compounds like 「ガイドブック」 and is rarely used alone; the everyday word is 「本」, while 「冊子」 leans toward thin booklets.
• Related本ほんNeutralThe most everyday word, covering books of all kinds; 「冊子」 is more written in flavor and usually means a small bound booklet or data book.

Everyday speech uses 「本」 for books and formal writing 「書籍」; 「冊子」 is for bound booklets, handbooks and data materials, while promotional pamphlets are 「パンフ」.

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1. 紙かみを綴とじたもの。書物しょもつ。