JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 署: "signature, govt office, police station"
The kanji 署 means "signature, govt office, police station". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ショ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | signature, govt office, police station |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 725 of 2,501 |
Common words with 署
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 署名signature; autograph
- 部署one's post; one's station; department; bureau
- 署station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
- 警察署police station
- 署長chief (of police); head (of office)
- 署内inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
- 消防署fire station
- 署員staff member; station employee; official
- 警察署長head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
- 税務署tax office
- 分署substation; branch office
- 所轄署taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office · police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
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