| 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 grade 6
JLPT level N2
983 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 簡 【カン】 simplicity, brevity, letter, note, correspondence, bamboo writing strip (in ancient China), simplified Chinese character
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 書簡 【ショカン】 letter, note, epistle, correspondence
- 来簡 【ライカン】 correspondence, received letter
- 不料簡 【フリョウケン】 indiscretion, bad idea, thoughtlessness, indiscreetness
Kun reading compounds
- 札 【ふだ】 ticket, token, check, receipt, label, tag, sign, card, plate, playing card, charm, talisman, slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- simple
- breve
- aproximado
- carta
Portuguese
- simplicidade
- brevidade
French
- simplicité
- brièveté
| 843 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 870 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3444 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 802 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1533 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 358 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1490 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3380 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26520P | Morohashi |
| 2721 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4358 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1621 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1002 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f12.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-14-4 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c21 | Unicode hex code |