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Kanji 稿: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 稿: draft, copy, manuscript, straw

Key takeaways

Kanji 稿: draft, copy, manuscript, straw. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

稿
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Meaning

draftcopymanuscriptstraw

On reading

コウ

Kun reading

わらしたがき

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 稿

draft, copy, manuscript, straw

Kanji structure breakdown

稿

Structure breakdown

禾 + 高

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character combines grain (禾) and high (高). It originally depicted stalks of grain piled high, which later came to represent a tall stack of papers or a manuscript draft.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 原稿げんこう

    manuscript / draft copy

Commonly used words

  • 原稿
    げんこう

    manuscript / draft copy

Example sentences

Example 1

作家は新しい原稿を書いています。

Translation

The writer is writing a new manuscript.

Example 2

雑誌に原稿を送らなければなりません。

Translation

I have to send the manuscript to the magazine.

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