漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 210 strokesRadical
On
ショ
Kun
か(く)
Meaning
to write

Origin

ORIGIN

A hand holding a brush, writing — to write.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショ書画・書籍・読書
かく書く

Compare: 描く

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 書道しょどう

    calligraphy

  • 読書どくしょ

    reading

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

書道を ならいます。

I learn calligraphy.

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