Quick answer
署 is the kanji for "Signature". Its reading is しょ (sho). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Signature
Also : Government office · Police station
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 署 represents 'SIGNATURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of signature.
On-reading: しょ — remember this sound by associating it with signature.
Example Sentences
財布を拾ったので、警察署に届けました。
さいふをひろったので、けいさつしょにとどけました。
I found a wallet, so I reported it to the police station.
消防署の前には駐車しないでください。
しょうぼうしょのまえにはちゅうしゃしないでください。
Please don't park in front of the fire station.
Vocabulary using 署
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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