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N5 · 10 strokes · — · Irodori #182 · Elementary 1 L9
書
write
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Readings
- On’yomi
- ショ
- Kun’yomi
- -が・き、-がき、か・く
Example words
書
しょ
book; document
書斎
しょさい
study; library
書く
かく
to write; to compose
書店
しょてん
bookshop; bookstore
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
A hand holding a brush (聿) with a sun (日) — to write.
Components
Remember "write" (書) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
書く (かく) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 書く (かく) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: -が・き、-がき、か・く — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ショ — common in compound words (熟語).