当あて書がき

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

writing a script with specific actors in mind

Used in film, TV, and theater when a script is tailored to the known actors who will perform it.

監かん督とくは主しゅ演えん女じょ優ゆうに当あて書がきした脚きゃく本ほんを用よう意いした。
The director prepared a script written specifically for the lead actress.
このドラマは

、

キャスト

が

決き

まっ

て

から

当あ

て

書が

き

さ

れ

た

。

This drama was written with the cast already in mind.

Written forms

当あて書がき
Standard spelling with okurigana.
当あて書がき
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but seen in some contexts.

Kanji

当hit, right, appropriate
書write

Etymology

Compound of 当て (ate, 'aiming at; intended for') and 書き (kaki, 'writing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term naturally describes writing tailored to a specific target.