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書

Write
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingショ
Kun readingか.く
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2Level 16

Verbs with «書»

書く書き込む書ける書き出す書き換える書き直す書き上げる

Meanings

  1. writeRtK
  1. sentence
  2. composition
  3. text
  4. writings
  5. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts)

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

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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
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
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)
書斉しょさい
study
書けるかける
to be able to write
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

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

Write; book. 聿 (hand with a brush) + 日 — a brush writing words.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 書

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