Kanji1 / 10
書 kanji
write
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ショ
Kun readings
かく-がき-がき
Words with 書
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —戯書rambling writings
- —禁書banning of books; banned book
- —軍書military book; war history
- —五書Pentateuch
- —行書semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
- —国書diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
- —史書history book
- —璽書document with the emperor's seal
- —朱書writing in red
- —書庫library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
- —書誌bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
- —書生student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
- —書棚bookshelf
- —上書memorial to the throne
- —信書letter; personal correspondence
- —正書printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
- —前書previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
- —善書beautiful calligraphy; calligrapher; good book
- —全書complete book; complete set; treatise
- —叢書series (of publications); library (set of books)