書

ONしょ

KUNかく、がき

Meanings

writebookdocument

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How to remember

The kanji 書 depicts a **brush** (聿, the top part) and something being **recorded** (曰, the bottom part, suggesting 'to say' or a flat surface). It clearly represents the act of "writing".

'Sho' — You 'SHOW' your beautiful **writing** in a **book**.

Vocabulary

書くかく

to write

辞書じしょ

dictionary

教科書きょうかしょ

textbook

図書館としょかん

library

書道しょどう

calligraphy

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