Kanji 書 — "Write"
Here is what 書 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Write" stick.
Also means: Writing
How it is read
しょ
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
か.く, -が.き, -がき
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
Under the morning Sun, I used a Brush to Write down my thoughts.
- 聿 Brush
The top is a hand holding a Brush in the middle and writing strokes down below.
- 日 Sun
The Sun in the sky is rectangular in shape. The stroke in the middle is a cloud blocking the sun so it doesn't glare in your eyes.
Words that use 書
12 of 33 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 書く かく to write (v.t.)
- 秘書 ひしょ (private) secretary
- 書類 しょるい documents, official papers
- 図書館 としょかん library
- 領収書 りょうしゅうしょ receipt
- 書道 しょどう calligraphy
- 教科書 きょうかしょ textbook
- 書店 しょてん bookshop
- 文書 ぶんしょ document, writing
- 葉書 はがき postcard
- 書斎 しょさい study, den
- 読書 どくしょ reading
Want 書 to still be there next month?
Reading it once is not remembering it. The app brings each kanji back right before you would have forgotten it.
