Word Meaning 書下ろし

かきおろし kakioroshi

書下ろし is read as かきおろし (kakioroshi) and means original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.)
  2. newly written work
  3. specially written work
  4. writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)

Reading

Kana

かきおろし

Romaji

kakioroshi

Writing Variants

  • 書きおろし かきおろし kakioroshi
  • 書き下ろし かきおろし kakioroshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 114129 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

書き下ろす

かきおろす

to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.)

下書き

したがき

draft

書き出し

かきだし

beginning (of writing)

書き直し

かきなおし

rewriting

書く

かく

to draw

書き上げる

かきあげる

to finish writing

書名

しょめい

book title

書き出す

かきだす

to write out (e.g. on a blackboard)

書生

しょせい

student

下し

くだし

evacuation