Word Meaning 書き言葉

かきことば kakikotoba

書き言葉 is read as かきことば (kakikotoba) and means written word.

Meaning

English

  1. written word
  2. written language

Reading

Kana

かきことば

Romaji

kakikotoba

Writing Variants

  • 書きことば かきことば kakikotoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 話し言葉 Rank 12416 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉

けとば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

合言葉

あいことば

motto

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

お国言葉

おくにことば

local dialect

山の手言葉

やまのてことば

the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

さ入れ言葉

さいれことば

sa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')

流行言葉

はやりことば

buzzword

通り言葉

とおりことば

common word

土地言葉

とちことば

vernacular

女言葉

おんなことば

women's language

Example Sentences

1

Be mindful of the differences between written and spoken language.