書


This kanji means to write.

on readings:
  • sho
kun readings:
  • ka
examples:
文書 bunsho document
封書 fūsho sealed letter
願書 gansho written request, application
五輪書 Go Rin no Sho The Book of Five Rings
葉書 hagaki postcard
白書 hakusho report, white paper (on a subject)
走り書き hashirigaki hasty writing
返信用葉書 henshin'yo hagaki reply postcard
辞書 jisho dictionary
書き順 kakijun stroke order when writing kanji
書きます kakimasu write
書留 kakitome registered mail
書き取り kakitori dictation
書く kaku write
祈とう書 kitōsho prayer book
教科書 kyoukasho textbook
前書き maegaki preface
入門書 nyūmonsho introduction, primer
領収書 ryōshūsho receipt
清書 seisho fair/clean copy
書道 shodō calligraphy
書簡 shokan letter, correspondence
書名 shomei book title
書物 shomotsu book
書店 shoten bookstore
草書 sōsho cursive script for kanji
図書館 toshokan library

links:
Japanese calligraphy
The Book of Five Rings
Samurai Strategies
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration Performed: 29 July 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.