Word Meaning 落書き

らくがき rakugaki

落書き is read as らくがき (rakugaki) and means scrawl.

Meaning

English

  1. scrawl
  2. scribble
  3. graffiti
  4. doodle

Reading

Kana

らくがき

Romaji

rakugaki

Writing Variants

  • 楽書 らくがき rakugaki
  • 楽書き らくがき rakugaki
  • 落書 らくがき rakugaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 消す,消えない,消せない,消える,寝顔 Rank 15123 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

落書

らくしょ

historical graffiti

落書帳

らくがきちょう

sketchbook

落ち着き

おちつき

stability

落語

らくご

rakugo

落ちる

おちる

to come in (of money)

落下

らっか

fall

おち

punch line (of a joke)

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.