draft, copy, manuscript, straw

About this kanji

The kanji 「稿」 means draft or manuscript and is often used in contexts related to writing. It can be used as a noun and is commonly found in words like 原稿 (げんこう), meaning manuscript, and 投稿 (とうこう), which refers to a submission, such as an article to a magazine. Another example is 原稿用紙 (げんこうようし), which is special paper used for writing in Japan. A helpful usage note is that while this kanji can also refer to straw in a different context, its literary meaning around drafts and manuscripts is much more prevalent in everyday usage.

Example sentences

• 彼は新しい記事の稿を完成させた。

  He completed the draft of a new article.

Meanings across languages

English

draft, copy, manuscript, straw

Tiếng Việt

bản thảo, bản sao, bản thảo, cỏ khô

日本語

草稿, コピー, 原稿, ストロー

한국어

초안, 복사본, 원고, 짚

中文

草稿, 副本, 手稿, 稻草

id

draf, salinan

th

ร่างโครงการ, สำเนา

es

borrador, copia

fr

brouillon, copie

de

Entwurf, Kopie

pt

rascunho, cópia

Common compounds

• 原稿げんこうmanuscript, copy, draft
• 投稿とうこうcontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.), submission, post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
• 原稿用紙げんこうようしJapanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
• 寄稿きこうcontribution (e.g. to newspaper)
• 草稿そうこうnotes, draft, manuscript
• 遺稿いこうposthumous manuscripts
• 稿料こうりょうmanuscript fee, payment for a piece of writing
• 送稿そうこうdocument transmission