Kanji

稿

稿

draft, copy, manuscript, straw

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わら, したがき

Common Readings

コウ

Example sentences

原稿 げんこう
締め切りが近いので、急いで原稿を書き上げた。

The deadline was close, so I finished writing the manuscript in a hurry.

手を入れる てをいれる
提出する前に、もう一度原稿に手を入れたほうがいい。

You should touch up the manuscript one more time before submitting it.

投稿 とうこう
彼は新しい記事をブログに投稿した。

He posted a new article to the blog.

愛猫 あいびょう
彼女は愛猫の写真を毎日SNSに投稿している。

She posts photos of her beloved cat on social media every day.

草稿 そうこう
彼は論文の草稿を書き直した。

He rewrote the draft of the thesis.

刪修 さんしゅう
彼は草稿を刪修して、より簡潔にした。

He revised the draft to make it more concise.

Example Vocabulary

原稿

げんこう

manuscript; draft

投稿

とうこう

post; contribution; submission

原稿用紙

げんこうようし

稿

こう

入稿

にゅうこう

改稿

かいこう

投稿者

とうこうしゃ

草稿

そうこう

draft; manuscript

原稿料

げんこうりょう

初稿

しょこう

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