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write

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショ

Kun readingか.く、-が.き、-がき

JLPT level: N4 Jōyō Grade 2

Meanings

writeRtK

to write
to compose
to pen
to draw
to paint

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical曰say

Components

How it's built

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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

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

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

叢書そうしょ

series (of publications); library (set of books)

書き込むかきこむ

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data)

書けるかける

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

On Reading Examples

図書館への多数の新着書。しょ

The library has many new acquisitions.tatoeba

私が言葉遣いの上達に専念していたとき、一冊の英文法書と出会った。しょ

While I was intent on improving my language skill, I came upon an English grammar book.tatoeba

この会社は多くの教育書を出版している。しょ

This firm prints a lot of educational books.tatoeba

TOEICの学習に限らず、英語を学ぶのであれば英和辞典は必携の書の一つでしょう。しょ

An English-Japanese dictionary is surely a must have book, not just for those taking TOEIC, but for all studying English.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は昨年遺書を書いた。かく

He made a will last year.tatoeba

我々は手紙を手書きにしているので、時間が余計にかかる。てがき

We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand.tatoeba

大学生の多くは、レポートを書くのにパソコンを使います。かく

Most college students use computers mainly for writing papers.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忘れるといけないので私の電話番号を書き留めた。

He wrote down my phone number in case he should forget it.tatoeba

彼は報告書を秘書にタイプさせた。

He had his secretary type the report.tatoeba

彼は報告書を作文した。

He wrote the report.tatoeba

彼は報告書の材料を集めるのに忙しかった。

He was busy collecting stuff for his report.tatoeba

邑や邨とも書く。

村 is also written as 邑 or 邨.wiki

相輪塔とも書く。

Also written out as 'sorinto' with the kanji for 'to' representing a pagoda or tower.wiki

仏堂．書斎の例もある。

It is also used for a Buddhist hall and for a Shosai (a study or a library).wiki

これは中国において書斎を中心に文化が発展してきたからである。

This was because cultures had developed centering on libraries in China.wiki

名は十郎と記す書物もある。

Depending on literatures, his name is written in Chinese characters as 十郎 (Juro) instead of 重郎 (Juro).wiki

書物を著し後世に弘伝したこと。

The person should write a book and hand down his teachings to future generations.wiki

続群書類従に収める。

This verse is contained in Zoku-Gunsho Ruiju (The Library of Historical Documents, Continued).wiki

高山寺典籍文書類　9,290点

Kozan-ji Temple Archive consisting of 9,290 itemswiki

源氏物語に関する書籍の出版

Publishing of books related to the Tale of Genjiwiki

本件については次の書籍がある：

The following books are available for this matter:wiki

新刊書店、中古書店

Bookstores handling new books, and bookstores handling pre-owned bookswiki

芸道一路檜書店, 1952

1952: Performance: One Way (Published by檜書店).wiki

全国大学書道学会

All Japan College Calligraphic Studieswiki

書道の刊行物の発行

Publications on calligraphy became available.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 書

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step