署 Kanji – signature

Meaning and Readings

How is 署 read?

署 has the onyomi reading ショ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as sho.

Common Japanese Words Using 署

These common Japanese words contain 署. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 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
• 税務署（ぜいむしょ） — tax office
• 部署（ぶしょ） — one's post, one's station, department, bureau, section
• 署長（しょちょう） — chief (of police), head (of office)
• 署員（しょいん） — staff member, station employee, official

Related Kanji

• 諸
  various, many, several, together
• 狙
  aim at, sight, shadow, stalk
• 処
  dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
• 緒
  thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
• 野
  plains, field, rustic, civilian life
• 初
  first time, beginning