Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 書き言葉

    書き言葉

    書かき​言こと葉ば

    written word

    KMT7CoreNounLiteratureKanji Vocab33 strokes

    書きことば

    かきことば

    Noun

    1.
    written word, written language

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    これは書かき言こと葉ばです。

    This is written language.

    KMT3LiteratureCore Concepts
    日に本ほん語ごの書かき言こと葉ばを学まなぶのは難むずかしいです。

    Learning Japanese written language is difficult.

    KMT6EducationLiterature
    書かき言こと葉ばと話はなし言こと葉ばでは表ひょう現げんが異ことなります。

    Expressions differ between written and spoken language.

    KMT7LiteratureEducation
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくは、現げん代だいの書かき言こと葉ばとは大おおきく異ことなります。

    Classical literature is very different from modern written language.

    KMT7LiteratureHistory
    論ろん文ぶんでは、よりフォーマルな書かき言こと葉ばを使つかう必ひつ要ようがあります。

    In a thesis, it's necessary to use more formal written language.

    KMT8EducationLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 書
    • 言
    • 葉
    • き

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›