Word Meaning 手書き

てかき tekaki

手書き is read as てかき (tekaki) and means skilled penman.

Meaning

English

  1. skilled penman

Reading

Kana

てかき

Romaji

tekaki

Writing Variants

  • 手書 てかき tekaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 82015 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手引書

てびきしょ

handbook

書き手

かきて

skilful writer

手続き

てつづき

procedure

手引き

てびき

guidance

手招き

てまねき

beckoning

手抜き

てぬき

intentional negligence

手足

てあし

hands and feet

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

ability to cope

手前

てまえ

tea-ceremony procedures

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手間

てま

time

Example Sentences

6

Can you write hiragana?

You have really good handwriting.

Can you write the Japanese hiragana characters for a, i, u, e and o?

There was a handwritten note on the door.

Written by hand, the letter was not very easy to read.

A printer is necessary because you need to be able to scan the written report, convert it to PDF, and send it.