署
署·government office, signature
- On-yomi
- ショ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察署 | けいさつしょ | police station |
| 署名 | しょめい | signature |
| 消防署 | しょうぼうしょ | fire station |
| 部署 | ぶしょ | department, one's post |
Example sentences
書類に署名をお願いします。
しょるいにしょめいをおねがいします。
Please sign the document.
事故の後、すぐに消防署に連絡した。
じこのあと、すぐにしょうぼうしょにれんらくした。
We contacted the fire station right after the accident.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 部署 as ぶじょ — it is ぶしょ
- 署名 is a handwritten signature; a name simply filled in is 記名
Memory aid
Picture it
A net (罒) spread over 者 (person): the office that casts its net over a district — and signs its name to what it brings in.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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