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Kanji Information Sheet for 書 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
曰 (にち) – sun
聿 (ふでづくり) – writing brush
曰 (にち) – sun
聿 (ふでづくり) – writing brush
Henshall Mnemonic: take brush in hand daily and write
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #169 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #169 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 図書館 [としょかん]
(n) library [K] [D] [Jisho] - 辞書 [じしょ]
(n) dictionary; lexicon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書く [かく]
(v5k) to write [K] [D] [Jisho] - 葉書 [はがき]
(n) postcard [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 図書 [としょ]
(n) books [K] [D] [Jisho] - 読書 [どくしょ]
(n) reading [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書斎 [しょさい]
(n) study [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書物 [しょもつ]
(n) books [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書類 [しょるい]
(n) documents; official papers [K] [D] [Jisho] - 教科書 [きょうかしょ]
(n) text book [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 下書き [したがき]
(n) rough copy; draft [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書取 [かきとり]
(n) dictation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書籍 [しょせき]
(n) book; publication [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書店 [しょてん]
(n) bookshop; bookstore [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書道 [しょどう]
(n) calligraphy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書留 [かきとめ]
(n,vs) writing down; putting on record; recording; making a note of; registration (of mail) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 清書 [せいしょ]
(n) clean copy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 投書 [とうしょ]
(n) letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 秘書 [ひしょ]
(n) (private) secretary [K] [D] [Jisho] - 聖書 [せいしょ]
(n) Bible; scriptures [K] [D] [Jisho] - 原書 [げんしょ]
(n) original document [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き取り [かきとり]
(n) dictation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き取る [かきとる]
(v5r) to write down; to take dictation; to take notes [K] [D] [Jisho] - 願書 [がんしょ]
(n) written application or petition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 文書 [ぶんしょ]
(n) document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 走り書き [はしりがき]
(n) scribbling [K] [D] [Jisho] - 教書 [きょうしょ]
(n) (presidential) message [K] [D] [Jisho] - 肩書 [かたがき]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record [K] [D] [Jisho] - 肩書き [かたがき]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record [K] [D] [Jisho] - 図書室 [としょしつ]
(n) library room [K] [D] [Jisho] - 領収書 [りょうしゅうしょ]
receipt [K] [D] [Jisho] - 履歴書 [りれきしょ]
(n) personal history; curriculum vitae; resume [K] [D] [Jisho] - 横書き [よこがき]
(n) writing horizontally [K] [D] [Jisho] - 聞き書き [ききがき]
(n) account of what one hears [K] [D] [Jisho] - 手書き [てかき]
(n) (1) handwriting; (2) skilled penman [K] [D] [Jisho] - 議定書 [ぎていしょ]
(n) protocol [K] [D] [Jisho] - 新書 [しんしょ]
(n) new book; 17 x 11 cm paperbook book [K] [D] [Jisho] - 白書 [はくしょ]
(n) white paper [K] [D] [Jisho] - 親書 [しんしょ]
(n) handwritten or autograph letter [K] [D] [Jisho] - 古書 [こしょ]
(n) old book; rare book [K] [D] [Jisho] - 遺書 [いしょ]
(n) posthumous writings [K] [D] [Jisho] - 絵葉書 [えはがき]
(n) picture postcard [K] [D] [Jisho] - 崩し書き [くずしがき]
(n) cursive style of writing or calligraphy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き換える [かきかえる]
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 洋書 [ようしょ]
(n) Western books [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き言葉 [かきことば]
(n) the written word; the written language [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き込み [かきこみ]
(n,vs) writing; entry (e.g. form) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 書き込む [かきこむ]
(v5m) to fill in (writing) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 読み書き [よみかき]
(n) reading and writing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 筋書き [すじがき]
(n) synopsis; outline; plot [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.