書 — write, book, document
かく
書
write
かく
U+66F8
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #169
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #327
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 書
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Meanings
- write
- book
- document
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょ sho
- Kun'yomi
- か ka が ga がき gaki
word
か ・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
書
く
kaku
to write
書
け
る
kakeru
to be able to write
書
き
方
kakikata
way of writing
書
き
kaki
writing
読
み
書
き
yomikaki
reading and writing
書
き
手
kakite
writer
書
き
上
げ
る
kakiageru
to finish writing
書
き
直
す
kakinaosu
to rewrite
下
書
き
shitagaki
draft
前
書
き
maegaki
preface
後
書
き
atogaki
afterword
聞
き
書
き
kikigaki
writing down what one hears
落
書
き
rakugaki
graffiti
横
書
き
yokogaki
writing horizontally
書
き
取
り
kakitori
writing down from other written material
書
き
取
る
kakitoru
to write down (what someone says)
書
き
言
葉
kakikotoba
written word
書
き
初
め
kakizome
first calligraphy of the year
筋
書
き
sujigaki
synopsis
縦
書
き
tategaki
writing vertically
書
き
込
み
kakikomi
writing in
書
き
込
む
kakikomu
to write in
肩
書
き
katagaki
title
書
き
換
え
る
kakikaeru
to rewrite
しょ ・じょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
がき gaki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
95 wordsEach dot is a word containing 書: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 51 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Compound ideograph (会意). Contains 聿 (brush in hand) above 日 (a flat surface). To write. A book or document.