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Kanji Detail for 書 - "write, book, document"

  • Meaning

    書 means "write, book, document."

    1. Write - To form letters or characters.

    2. Book - A written work.

    3. Letter - Written correspondence.

    4. Document - A written record.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    write

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    book, letter, document; writings

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    book, letter, document; writing

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To record things in writing is called 書. Such as 書籍 (books). | To write, record. From "Analerta": "Zizhang wrote it on his sash." | Letters. Such as 上書 (memorial), 奉書 (letter of respect). | Characters, script. Such as regular, cursive, seal, and clerical scripts are called 書體 (calligraphy styles). The method of writing characters is called 書法 (calligraphy). One skilled in calligraphy is called 書家 (calligrapher). | A classic name. Recording the political affairs of Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. This is the "Book of Documents." Also called 書經.
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Sentences including

  • Was she able to write a report?

  • The report was sent within the same day.

  • My father stopped reading to have lunch.

  • I cannot do without this dictionary.

  • She bought a dictionary for her sister.

  • Students have access to the library.

  • He never fails to write home once a month.

  • I read the most interesting book in my library.

  • Are you going to write to your father?

  • I have no money to buy the dictionary with.

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