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Kanji 書

10 strokes

Meaning

write

On'yomi
ショ
Kun'yomi
かく-がき
Strokes
10
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#169 / 2500

Themes: School & Learning

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Words with 書

  • 書く

    かく

    to write

    N5
  • 辞書

    じしょ

    dictionary

    N5
  • 葉書

    はがき

    postcard

    N5
  • 図書館

    としょかん

    library

    N5
  • 書斎

    しょさい

    study, den

    N3
  • 書物

    しょもつ

    books

    N3
  • 書類

    しょるい

    documents, official papers

    N3
  • 読書

    どくしょ

    reading

    N3

Example sentences

  • 読書どくしょをする時間じかんがない。

    I have no time to read.

  • なにか書かくものをくれ。

    Give me something to write with.

  • 辞書じしょなら持もってます。

    I have a dictionary.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

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