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KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小210 strokesRadical 曰#169 in newspapers

書 · write

書 is a kanji meaning write. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショsho

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かくkaku
  • -がき-gaki
  • -がき-gaki

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 書 · 27 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 書
WordReadingMeaningLevel
書くかくto writeN5
辞書じしょdictionaryN5
図書館としょかんlibraryN5
葉書はがきpostcardN5
書斎しょさいstudy, denN3
書物しょもつbooksN3
Show all 27 words
More words that use 書
WordReadingMeaningLevel
書類しょるいdocuments, official papersN3
教科書きょうかしょtextbookN3
読書どくしょreadingN3
図書としょbooksN3
書留かきとめregistered mailN2
書き取りかきとりdictationN2
下書きしたがきrough copy, draftN2
書籍しょせきbook, publicationN2
書店しょてんbookshopN2
書道しょどうcalligraphyN2
清書せいしょclean copyN2
投書とうしょletter to the editor, letter from a reader, contributionN2
原書げんしょoriginal documentN1
書き取るかきとるto write down, to take dictationN1
箇条書きかじょうがきitemized form, itemizationN1
願書がんしょapplication formN1
書評しょひょうbook reviewN1
聖書せいしょBibleN1
著書ちょしょliterary work, bookN1
文書ぶんしょdocument, writingN1
秘書ひしょ(private) secretaryN1

Example sentence

図書館に本を返した。

としょかんにほんをかえした

She took the book back to the library.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #143874 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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