Word Meaning 落書

らくしょ rakusho

落書 is read as らくしょ (rakusho) and means historical graffiti.

Meaning

English

  1. historical graffiti
  2. anonymous satirical graffiti
  3. scrawl
  4. scribble
  5. graffiti

Reading

Kana

らくしょ

Romaji

rakusho

Writing Variants

  • 落書 おとしがき otoshigaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 78910 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落書き

らくがき

scrawl

落書き帳

らくがきちょう

sketchbook

書き落とす

かきおとす

to forget to write

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落下

らっか

fall

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落とす

おとす

to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

落ち込む

おちこむ

to fall into (e.g. a hole)

落ち葉

おちば

deciduous

落ち着く

おちつく

to settle down (in a location, job, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

Don't scribble here.

The wall has graffiti all over it.

The wall is covered with graffiti.

There's graffiti on the walls.

The wall was covered with graffiti.

She draws on her socks.

Who do you think wrote that graffiti on the wall?

The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.

Who do you think wrote that graffiti on the wall?

I remember that I used to scribble things on my eraser during class.