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書

write
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショ
Kun readingか.く、-が.き、-がき
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

書く辞書葉書図書館書斎書物書類教科書書留書取書籍書店

Radicals and components

Radical曰sayComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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brush · tongue wagging · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 349

Compound words

辞書じしょ
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
書くかく
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
葉書はがき
postcard; memo; note; card
図書館としょかん
library
書斎しょさい
study; library; den; home office; reading room
書物しょもつ
book; volume
書類しょるい
document; papers
教科書きょうかしょ
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
書籍しょせき
book; publication
書店しょてん
bookshop; bookstore
書道しょどう
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
清書せいしょ
fair copy; clean copy
書留かきとめ
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down
下書きしたがき
draft; rough copy
願書がんしょ
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
原書げんしょ
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
書き取るかきとる
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
書き取りかきとり
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
遺書いしょ
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament
教書きょうしょ
message (delivered by the US president or a state governor); address; (papal) bull; decree; textbook
古書こしょ
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
司書ししょ
librarian
書院しょいん
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
書架しょか
bookshelf; bookcase

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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