書 means write
A hand grips a brush over paper: write.
On'yomi
- ショsho
Kun'yomi
- か(く)kaku
- がきgaki
How it's built
- 聿brush
- 日say
Common words
- 洋書ようしょWestern book
- 図書としょbooks
- 書道しょどうcalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
- 読書どくしょreading (books)
Through history
Bronze
Seal- Today