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Kanji: 書

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
 ON 音 
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
ひらび
Meaning:
Write
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()
to write
N5
(じしょ)
Dictionary
N5
(としょかん)
library
N5
(はがき)
postcard
N3
(きょうかしょ)
text book
N3
(しょさい)
study
N3
(しょもつ)
books
N3
(しょるい)
documents, official papers
N3
(どくしょ)
reading
N3
(としょ)
books
N2
(かきとめ)
writing down, putting on record, recording, making a note of, registration (of mail)
N2
(かきとり)
dictation
N2
(したが)
rough copy, draft
N2
(しょせき)
book, publication
N2
(しょてん)
bookshop
N2
(しょどう)
calligraphy
N2
(せいしょ)
clean copy
N2
(とうしょ)
letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
N1
()()
dictation
N1
()()
to write down, to take dictation, to take notes
N1
(かじょうが)
itemized form, itemization
N1
(がんしょ)
written application or petition
N1
(げんしょ)
original document
N1
(しょひょう)
book review
N1
(せいしょ)
Bible, scriptures
N1
(ちょしょ)
literary work, book
N1
(ひしょ)
(private) secretary
N1
(ぶんしょ)
document, writing, letter, note, records, archives
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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