署 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「罒」
- On
- ショ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- government office; to sign
Origin
罒 "net" over 者 "person"; duties divided up and written down — hence "office," and "to sign."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショ | 署名・署長・警察署 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 警察署けいさつしょ
police station
- 署名しょめい
signature
Example
書類に署名をした。
I signed the document.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)