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書 – write
10 strokesTaught in grade 2#169 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 書 means write. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショ (sho); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.く、-が.き、-がき (kaku, gaki, gaki). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 曰 (no. 73).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ショ | sho |
| Kun’yomi | か.く | kaku |
| Kun’yomi | -が.き | gaki |
| Kun’yomi | -がき | gaki |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 曰 (Kangxi radical 73). Components: 日・聿.
Words using 書
書くかくto write辞書じしょdictionary葉書はがきpostcard図書館としょかんlibrary書斎しょさいstudy書物しょもつbook書類しょるいdocument読書どくしょreading (books)図書としょbooks教科書きょうかしょtextbook書留かきとめregistered mail書取かきとりwriting down from other written material書籍しょせきbook書店しょてんbookshop書道しょどうcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)清書せいしょfair copy投書とうしょletter (e.g. of complaint)下書きしたがきdraft原書げんしょoriginal document (not a copy or adaptation)願書がんしょ(written) application書評しょひょうbook review聖書せいしょBible著書ちょしょ(written) work文書ぶんしょdocument
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.