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署

signature, government office

JLPT N2 Grade 6 13 strokes
On'yomi
ショ

署 means "signature, government office". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 13 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

署 in example sentences

  • 私わたしは書類しょるいに署名しょめいした。

    Watashi wa shorui ni shomei shita.

    I attached my signature to the document.

  • ご署名しょめいをお願ねがいします。

    Go shomei o o negai shimasu.

    Please sign your name here.

  • 下したに署名しょめいしてください。

    Shita ni shomei shite kudasai.

    Sign at the bottom, please.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 署 mean?
署 means "signature, government office". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 署 have?
署 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 署 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ショ.
What JLPT level is 署?
署 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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