Japanese symbol for “paperwork”
書類仕事
しょるいしごと
Romaji: shoruishigoto
paperwork
In Japanese, paperwork is 書類仕事, read しょるいしごと (shoruishigoto).
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Meanings
- n paperwork
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “paperwork”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 書類事務 | しょるいじむ shoruijimu | paperwork |
| 事務処理 | じむしょり jimushori | paperwork |
| ペーパーワーク | ペーパーワーク peepaawaaku | paperwork |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 書店 | しょてん shoten | bookshop; bookstore |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “paperwork”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.