This kanji means to write.

on readings:
  • sho
kun readings:
  • ka
examples:
bunsho document
fūsho sealed letter
hagaki postcard
hakusho report, white paper (on a subject)
hashirigaki hasty writing
henshin'yo hagaki reply postcard
jisho dictionary
kakijun stroke order when writing kanji
きます kakimasu write
kakitome registered mail
kakitori dictation
kaku write
kyoukasho textbook
maegaki preface
nyūmonsho introduction, primer
ryōshūsho receipt
shodō calligraphy
shokan letter, correspondence
shomei book title
shomotsu book
shoten bookstore
sōsho cursive script for kanji
toshokan library

links:
Japanese calligraphy
Wiktionary

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Last Alteration Performed: 1 February 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.