Word Meaning 草稿

そうこう soukou

草稿 is read as そうこう (soukou) and means notes.

Meaning

English

notes
draft
manuscript

Reading

Kana

そうこう

Romaji

soukou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 10058 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

草稿本

そうこうぼん

rough draft of a book

草履

ぞうり

zori

草案

そうあん

draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)

草刈り

くさかり

mowing

草創

そうそう

beginning

草笛

くさぶえ

reed pipe

草丈

くさたけ

rice plant's height

草の根民主主義

くさのねみんしゅしゅぎ

grass-roots democracy

草食系男子

そうしょくけいだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草創期

そうそうき

initial stages

草食系

そうしょくけい

man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women

草不可避

くさふかひ

I can't help but laugh

Example Sentences

会議の前に企画書の草稿を書いた。

かいぎのまえにきかくしょのそうこうをかいた。

Before the meeting, I wrote a draft of the proposal.

私は演説の草稿を作った。

I made a draft of my speech.