Signature

WaniKani level 17JLPT N2Joyo grade 6Top 500-1,000 · #72513 strokes

Meanings

Signature, Govt Office, Police Station

On'yomi

しょ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 署

is written in 13 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

(Signature) is taught on WaniKani at level 17 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #725 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 13 strokes.

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