[書] Handwritten Kanji for write and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “書” (ka-ku); Kanji for “to write”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “書” (ka-ku)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “書”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
書	ショ か-く	sho ka-ku	10	曰	to write

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “書”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
書道	しょどう	shodou	Japanese calligraphy
図書館	としょかん	toshokan	Library
作文を書く	さくぶんをかく	sakubun wo kaku	To write an essay