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 12176 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言葉

ことば

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)

大和言葉

やまとことば

word of Japanese origin

国言葉

くにことば

national language

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')

山言葉

やまことば

euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild

流行言葉

はやりことば

buzzword

Example Sentences

1

Be mindful of the differences between written and spoken language.