70
書
Write, Writing
かく (kaku)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
At shrines across Japan, visitors write wishes and prayers on small wooden plaques called "ema (絵馬)." Thousands of handwritten messages hang side by side, ranging from exam hopes and career goals to surprisingly specific requests. Together they form a unique collection of dreams written by ordinary people.
Memory Trick
You write many lines in a day(日) that you fill page top to bottom.
Readings
Onyomi: ショ (sho)
Kunyomi: かく (kaku)
Example Words
書く
かく (kaku)
To write
読書
どくしょ (dokusho)
Reading books
辞書
じしょ (jisho)
Dictionary
書店
しょてん (shoten)
Bookstore
Example Sentence
名前を書いてください。
なまえ を かいて ください。
namae o kaite kudasai
Please write your name.