書 — write

Grade 2 kanji · 10 strokes · on'yomi sho · kun'yomi ka·ku.

A brush (聿) over paper — the calligraphy brush moving across the page.

Example words

• 書く — kaku — to write
• 図書館 — toshokan — library

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