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下書き (したがき): rough copy, draft — Japanese vocabulary

下書き is read したがき and means "rough copy, draft". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

下書き

Reading
したがき · shitagaki
Translation
rough copy, draft
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
したがきが

Example

私はスピーチの下書きを書いています。

わたしはスピーチのしたがきをかいています。

I am writing a draft of the speech.

Kanji in this word

  • 下 — down, below
  • 書 — write, book

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