書 — kanji meaning “write”
書
write
- Meanings
- write
- On'yomi
- ショ (sho)
- Kun'yomi
- か.く、-が.き、-がき
- Name readings
- かき
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #169 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 73
- Chinese reading
- shū — Chinese character page
Words with 書
| 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 |
| 秘書 | ひしょ hisho | (private) secretary |
| 読書 | どくしょ dokusho | reading (books) |
| 著書 | ちょしょ chosho | (written) work; book; writings |
| 辞書 | じしょ jisho | dictionary; lexicon |
| 聖書 | せいしょ seisho | Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ |
| 図書 | としょ tosho | books |
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