Vocabulary

What does 下書き (したがき, shitagaki) mean?

下書き (したがき, shitagaki) means draft.

Quick facts
Readingしたがき
Romajishitagaki
Part of speechnoun, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
したがき
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitagaki

draft

  1. 1noun · suru verb draft; rough copy

Example sentences

  • I tried writing a draft of the letter.

  • This draft is still not finished.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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