10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N5

write

Kun'yomi
  • to write ②to draw
  • -が
  • -がき
On'yomi
  • ショ
    book ②calligraphy (esp. Chinese) ③handwriting
Nanori
  • かき

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

-が 55.0%
ショ 43.6%
-がき 0.7%
かき 0.7%

Character Breakdown

write
か.く ショ -がき (2nd, N5)
brush, finally, self
イチ イツ ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to write ②to draw
document (of proof)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.) ②to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board) ③to store ④to write (data)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 66F8
JIS X 0208 1-29-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3719
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2463
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2658
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3292
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1703
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2314
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 327
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 349
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 130
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1216
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 70
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14294
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 142
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 131
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 131
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 92
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 58
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 159
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 197
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 121
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 181
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.3
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 998
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 333
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c6.6
Four corner code 5060.1
De Roo Code 1678