どく
読
しょ
書
しょう
尚
ゆう
友

expression

Messages.yoji. From Mencius.
  1. by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どく
読
しょ
書
しょう
尚
ゆう
友
 読書尚友 どくしょしょうゆう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

read
よ.む　ドク　よみ (2nd, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sell
う.る　バイ　うり (2nd, N4)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
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)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)