書 means “write”

かく · kaku

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かく

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ショ

JLPT N5 · Taught in grade 2 · 10 strokes

The story

A brush held by a skilled hand, recording knowledge: the written word preserves what memory cannot hold.

Used in 書く (kaku, to write) and 図書館 (toshokan, library)

Words with 書

• 読書 (どくしょ, dokusho): reading (books)

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• 座 sit
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• 見 see
• 行 go
• 来 come
• 入 enter

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.