【書】(sho, ka-ku/ write) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 書.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・しょ　sho

For example,
・書道　しょどう　sho-dou
It means calligraphy

・教科書　きょうかしょ　kyou-ka-sho
It means textbook

・辞書　じしょ　ji-sho
It means dictionary
辞 means a word

・図書館　としょかん　to-sho-kan
It means library
図書 means a book.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・か-く　ka-ku

For example,
・書く　かく　ka-ku
It means write

・書き直す　かきなおす　ka-ki nao-su
It means rewrite

・書き方　かきかた　ka-ki-kata
It means how to write

・書き味　かきあじ　ka-ki-aji
It means feel or performance of a pen
書き味の良いペン　かきあじのよいぺん
a pen that writes well

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 書.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・write
・book
・letter

Radical

And the radical of this character is 日　nichi
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

There is no family name that uses the kanji character 書, which is widely used in Japan

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 書

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 書.
・アメリカ連邦議会図書館　あめりかれんぽうぎかいとしょかん　america ren-pou gi-kai to-sho-kan
The Library of Congress
It is the world's largest library located in Washington, DC, U.S.

・国立国会図書館　こくりつこっかいとしょかん　koku-ritsu kokkai to-sho-kan
The National Diet Library
A library in Japan that houses all books published in Japan

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "書".

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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