| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 架 【カ】 rack, mount, stand
- 架空 【カクウ】 fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated, aerial, overhead
- 高架 【コウカ】 elevated (structure), overhead
- 担架 【タンカ】 stretcher, litter (medical), gurney
Kun reading compounds
- 架ける 【かける】 to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
- 架かる 【かかる】 to span, to bridge, to cross, to straddle
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- montar
- apoyar
- estante
- construir
- colgar
- construir un puente
Portuguese
- eregir
- moldura
- monte
- apoio
- prateleira
- construir
French
- ériger
- monter
- suspendre (pont)
- supporter (poids)
- étagère
- construire
| 1045 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2237 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1085 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 768 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1704 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1055 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 878 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14586 | Morohashi |
| 2569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2632 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 869 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1267 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1664 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4690.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67b6 | Unicode hex code |