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Keyword
write
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig349
Readings
しょ
(52%)
か
(40%)
が
(3%)
じょ
(1%)
Composed of
聿
brush
日
sun
Mnemonic

In the old days if you wanted to write something you'd use your brush and some ink on a piece of parchment, and then lay it out in the sun to dry.

Used in vocabulary (1292 in total)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
document; official papers
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
1289 more...
Examples (200 in total)
"Who wrote this?" "I did."
Did you write that?
Come and write your name.
What did you write?
I shouldn't have written that.
Please write down your name.
Write your name here.
Will you write your name here?
Could this be his writing?
Were you the one who wrote this?
Don't write like that. Write like this.
It has my name on it.
That was written by Taro Akagawa.
Where do you write?
Give me something to write with.
Yes, he has already written it.
Write something.
I need something to write with.
I have nothing to write with.
What are you writing?
Please write your name.
He's writing a book now.
He didn't write anything.
He wrote his name.
Did she write them?
I wrote it for her.
Give me something to write on.
I had him write it.
Who wrote this?
Do you know who wrote it?
I want something to write with.
He can't even read, let alone write.
He can neither read nor write.
I prefer reading to writing.
Could you tell me what to put here?
What is the book about?
Do you know who wrote this book?
Who wrote that book?
Who was this book written by?
I wrote this book.
You wrote this book?
You ought to write a book.
The child is writing a book.
I'd like to write a book.
Who wrote this book?
When did you write this book?
I have read about it somewhere.
Have you ever written a book?
Reading is easier than writing.
The man couldn't so much as write his own name.
He cannot so much as write his own name.
She can't so much as write her own name.
The boy could not so much as write his own name.
She can't have written it herself.
Have you ever read a book written about Japan?
Please write back soon.
I'll write you back soon.
I have come to Japan not to teach but to write.
I'm sorry for writing so much.
Please write down your name here.
It is said that he wrote this book.
"Did he write a letter yesterday?" "Yes, he did."
When did you finish writing the letter?
Are you going to write to your father?
Please wait until I have finished writing this letter.
I'll write to you soon.
Write to him right away.
Who wrote the letter?
Why did you write that letter?
Please don't write letters to me anymore.
I would have written a longer letter if I'd had more time.
Are you writing a letter now?
No matter where you may go, don't forget to write to me.
Didn't you write a letter to him?
When he came, I was writing a letter.
I wrote a long letter to him.
What does he say in his letter?
He hasn't written the letter yet.
Has he written the letter yet?
He wrote a letter.
He will be writing a letter.
He has written a letter.
He will have written a letter.
He writes a letter.
He wrote a letter yesterday.
He wrote me a letter.
He said he would write to me, but he hasn't.
He's writing a long letter.
Are they writing a letter?
Her mother is writing a letter.
She is constantly writing letters.
She is writing a letter now.
I don't write many letters.
The letter was written by her.
I don't write letters.
The letter was written.
Although I wrote a letter, I wasn't able to express my feelings in words.
I was writing a letter.
Are you writing a letter?
I am writing a letter.
I'm writing a letter.
I have to write a letter.
I've finished writing the letter.
I was just going to write a letter.
I am going to write a letter.
I will write to her tomorrow.
I wrote a letter yesterday.
The truth is that he didn't write a letter to her.
My mother is writing a letter now.
Please write me a letter.
Don't forget to write to me.
I wrote a letter to my mother.
I also found every letter he had ever written to my mother.
I have already written a letter.
I am writing a letter now.
I had him write the letter for me.
I remember writing to her.
I have no time to write to her.
I wrote a long letter to her.
I believe what is written in her letter.
I make a point of writing an answer as soon as I get a letter.
I wrote a letter.
Do I have to write a letter?
I finished writing a letter.
I am going to write a letter tomorrow.
I don't know who wrote this letter.
Who wrote this letter?
Who wrote a letter?
Not having received a reply, he wrote to her again.
I don't write letters often.
I wonder if what I wrote was correct.
I'll help you after I finish this letter.
He writes letters to his mother.
Is there a need to write it down?
He never fails to write to his mother every day.
He promised to write every day.
I never fail to write to my mother once a month.
He can scarcely write his name.
It is not clear who wrote this letter.
Don't forget to write to us.
When I heard of his success, I wrote a letter to him.
I was going to write to you, but I was too busy.
He is busy writing a letter.
He is very busy writing to his friends.
I didn't answer your letter, because I was busy.
Father is now busy writing a letter.
Father is busy writing letters.
I'm now busy writing a book.
Would you please write this letter on my behalf?
I may write a letter for you.
Write your name, first of all.
I plan to reply to his letter right away.
He can write with either hand.
Have you answered that letter yet?
His son cannot so much as write his own name.
My son can neither read nor write yet.
That is the picture that he painted.
I've just finished writing a letter.
I had just written the letter when he came back.
Draw a small circle.
Please write to me once in a while.
No, I haven't written it yet.
No, I didn't write it.
You should make sure of the facts before you write something.
She wrote a book about birds.
My plan is to finish writing all the letters today.
He often writes to his parents.
He wrote to his parents.
He is writing a letter to his parents now.
He never fails write to his parents once a month.
Can he write this character?
I reminded him to write to his mother soon.
Write your name on this piece of paper.
Please write your name at the bottom of this paper.
There was nothing written on the paper that was in the message bottle.
Give me some paper to write on.
There is no paper to write on.
I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?
I wrote my name on the paper.
Write your name at the bottom of the paper.
On arriving in Tokyo, I wrote her a letter.
I wrote to him for quite another reason.
The stories in the book are written for her.
He wrote a lot of stories.
I've written a lot of stories.
Many people write about their daily life.
It looked almost impossible for him to finish his book.
I tried to write with my left hand.
She writes with her left hand.
Who told you to write with your left hand?
I often wrote to her when I was a student.
Having been written in a hurry, this letter has many mistakes in it.
Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.
My hobby is writing stories.
He took pains to write this song.
He wrote a letter on a piece of paper.
Please give me a piece of paper to write on.
This book had been written by someone famous.
I have nothing to write.
He can't possibly write the letter by himself.