書かき下くだす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

write from top to bottom

Used for writing in the traditional vertical direction, or for writing a text from beginning to end in one go.

• 彼かれは巻まき物ものに漢かん詩しを書かき下くだした。

  He wrote a Chinese poem on the scroll from top to bottom.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

write out in one go; write without pausing

Emphasizes writing something continuously from start to finish without stopping.

• 彼かれは一ひと晩ばんで小しょう説せつを書かき下くだした。

  He wrote out the novel in one night without pausing.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

rewrite classical Chinese into Japanese word order

Specifically refers to converting classical Chinese (kanbun) into Japanese reading order by adding okurigana and rearranging characters.

• 漢かん文ぶんの授じゅ業ぎょうで、先せん生せいが論ろん語ごを書かき下くだして説せつ明めいした。

  In classical Chinese class, the teacher rewrote the Analects into Japanese word order and explained it.