What does kanji 書 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 書 is write.

How is kanji 書 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 書 are か.く, -が.き, -がき; the onyomi readings are ショ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 書?

Kanji 書 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 書?

The main radical for kanji 書 is 曰.

What words use kanji 書?

Example words that use kanji 書 include 書籍, 書記, 書店, 書類.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 9

書

Meaning

Kanji 書

write

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: か.く-が.き-がき
Onyomi 音読み: ショ
Nanori 名乗り: かき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #169
Strokes: 10
Radical: 曰
Components: 日 • 聿
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 1,193 entries that include this kanji.

書籍

しょじゃく

book

書記

しょき

clerk

書店

しょてん

bookshop

書類

しょるい

document

書道

しょどう

calligraphy

書き取り

かきとり

transcription (of spoken material)

書き留め

かきとめ

registered mail

書物

しょもつ

book

書斎

しょさい

study

書きかた

かきかた

format (e.g. of a report)

書きとめる

かきとめる

to write down

書式

しょしき

prescribed form (of writing)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

名前をここに書いてください。

Please write your name here.

彼は毎日日記を書く。

He writes in his diary every day.

黒板に大きく書いてください。

Please write it large on the blackboard.

思ったことを自由に書けばいい。

Just write freely what you think.

彼女はきれいな字を書く。

She writes with beautiful handwriting.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 13 related entries

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