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書 — 10 strokes / Radical「曰」

道
9Elementary year 2 / 10 strokes / Radical「曰」
On
ショしょ · sho
Kun
か(く)ka(ku)
Meaning
to write

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand holding a brush, writing — to write.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショしょsho書画しょが書籍しょせき読書どくしょ
Kunかくkaku書くかく

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

More words with this kanji

  • 教科書きょうかしょ
  • 図書室としょしつ
  • 図書としょ
  • 投書とうしょ
  • 書写しょしゃ
  • 図書館としょかん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

書道(しょどう)を ならいます。

I learn calligraphy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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