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    3. 書き下ろす

    書き下ろす

    書かき​下おろ​す​

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

    KMT10News #42+1Verb, TransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab20 strokes

    書下ろす

    かきおろす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.), to write (an original work for a specific purpose), to write specially (for)

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    彼かれは新あたらしい小しょう説せつを書かき下おろした。

    He wrote a new novel.

    KMT8Literature
    その漫ま画ん家がは、雑ざっ誌しの連れん載さいとは別べつに、単たん行こう本ぼん用ように書のかき下おろしの作さく品ひんを制せい作さくした。

    The manga artist created an original work for a standalone volume, separate from the magazine serialization.

    KMT9LiteratureAnime & Manga
    音おん楽がく家かは、コンサートのために新しん曲きょくを書かき下おろす予よ定ていだ。

    The musician plans to write a new song specifically for the concert.

    KMT9LiteratureMusic & Entertainment
    この映えい画がのために、有ゆう名めいな脚きゃく本ほん家かがシナリオを書かき下おろした。

    A famous screenwriter wrote the scenario specifically for this movie.

    KMT10LiteratureMusic & Entertainment
    彼かれの書かき下おろしたエッセイは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいに対たいする鋭するどい洞どう察さつに満みちていた。

    His newly written essay was full of sharp insights into modern society.

    KMT10LiteratureEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    ろ
    ro
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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