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書 — write, book, document

かく書 write

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes school action

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.

Meanings

write
book
document

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(か) く kaku to write 書(か) ける kakeru to be able to write 書(か) き方(かた) kakikata way of writing 書(か) き kaki writing 読(よ) み書(か) き yomikaki reading and writing 書(か) き手(て) kakite writer 書(か) き上(あ) げる kakiageru to finish writing 書(か) き直(なお) す kakinaosu to rewrite

しょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

書(しょ) sho document 文(ぶん) 書(しょ) bunsho document 書(しょ) 店(てん) shoten bookstore 本(ほん) 書(しょ) honsho this book 読(どく) 書(しょ) dokusho reading 新(しん) 書(しょ) shinsho new book 教(きょう) 科(か) 書(しょ) kyoukasho textbook 書(しょ) 記(き) shoki secretary

かき・がき kaki 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).

手(て) 書(がき) き tegaki handwriting

Stroke order

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Components

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聿 brush

ひ日 sun #72

Compound ideograph (会意). Contains 聿 (brush in hand) above 日 (a flat surface). To write. A book or document.

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#73 曰 say

書 — write, book, document

Meanings

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).

しょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かき・がき kaki 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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書 — write, book, document

Meanings

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).

しょ sho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

かき ・がき kaki 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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).

かき・がき kaki 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).