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Kanji Detail for 稿 - "draft, straw"

稿

  • Meaning

    稿 means "draft, straw."

    1. Draft - A rough copy of writing; a manuscript.

    2. Straw - Stems of rice or wheat.

  • Words using 稿

    • 原稿 げんこう Listen manuscript; copy; draft
    • 投稿 とうこう Listen contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
    • 原稿用紙 げんこうようし Listen Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

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    • Verified meaning: draft, straw
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    draft; copy; manuscript; straw

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    draft, manuscript, rough copy

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 稿[gao3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    draft, manuscript, rough copy

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shitagaki(したがき) したがき

    wara(わら) わら

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    draft straw manuscript copy document outline script text composition article rough draft writing version sketch

Sentences including 稿

  • Don't forget to post this letter.

  • I have been writing this manuscript for a year.

  • Don't forget to post the letter.

  • He purposed writing something for the paper.

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