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書 — write

書 means “write”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ショ (sho). Kun'yomi: か(く) (kaku). You'll see it in words such as 書く (kaku, “to write”).

書
Stroke order of 書
Meaning
write
On'yomi
ショ (sho)
Kun'yomi
か(く) (kaku)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N5 · set Verbs

How to remember 書

A hand holding a brush (聿) writes all day (日).

Parts: 聿 brush · 日 sun; day

Words with 書

WordReadingMeaning
書くかく kaku kunto write

Example sentences

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Verbs” set

Practise 書 free