JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 4

書 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

write

On
ショsho
Kun
かくkaku がきgaki ふみfumi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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書10 strokes

How to write 書: stroke order

書 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

書 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 書 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 書

The parts 書 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 聿

  • 日 (曰)

    day; sun

    Radical

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 4