Word details

書き言葉

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 書き言葉.

Dictionary

Entry

書き言葉書きことばきことばNounFreq #108400
1

written word; written language

Examples
スペイン語の書き言葉は、ほんのいくらかわかるが、スペイン語の話し言葉ときたら、ちんぷんかんぷんだ。
I can understand written Spanish just a little, but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

write

10 strokesFrequency 169JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショ

Kun

か.く-が.き-がき

Nanori

かき

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

12 strokesFrequency 414JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウ

Kun

Nanori

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