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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 書くかく | かく | to write | N5 |
| 辞書じしょ | じしょ | dictionary | N5 |
| 図書館としょかん | としょかん | library | N5 |
| 葉書はがき | はがき | postcard | N5 |
| 書斎しょさい | しょさい | study, den | N3 |
| 書物しょもつ | しょもつ | books | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 書類しょるい | しょるい | documents, official papers | N3 |
| 教科書きょうかしょ | きょうかしょ | textbook | N3 |
| 読書どくしょ | どくしょ | reading | N3 |
| 図書としょ | としょ | books | N3 |
| 書留かきとめ | かきとめ | registered mail | N2 |
| 書き取りかきとり | かきとり | dictation | N2 |
| 下書きしたがき | したがき | rough copy, draft | N2 |
| 書籍しょせき | しょせき | book, publication | N2 |
| 書店しょてん | しょてん | bookshop | N2 |
| 書道しょどう | しょどう | calligraphy | N2 |
| 清書せいしょ | せいしょ | clean copy | N2 |
| 投書とうしょ | とうしょ | letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution | N2 |
| 原書げんしょ | げんしょ | original document | N1 |
| 書き取るかきとる | かきとる | to write down, to take dictation | N1 |
| 箇条書きかじょうがき | かじょうがき | itemized form, itemization | N1 |
| 願書がんしょ | がんしょ | application form | N1 |
| 書評しょひょう | しょひょう | book review | N1 |
| 聖書せいしょ | せいしょ | Bible | N1 |
| 著書ちょしょ | ちょしょ | literary work, book | N1 |
| 文書ぶんしょ | ぶんしょ | document, writing | N1 |
| 秘書ひしょ | ひしょ | (private) secretary | N1 |
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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