書かき綴つづる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

write down; put into writing; compose in writing

Implies carefully writing something out, often with attention to wording or detail. More deliberate than 書く.

彼かれは旅たびの思おもい出でを日にっ記きに書かき綴つづった。
He wrote down his travel memories in his diary.
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She put her feelings of gratitude into writing in a letter.

Written forms

書かき綴つづるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling. 綴る means 'to spell' or 'to compose', giving a nuance of carefully writing something out.
書かきつづるUsage23%
search-only kanji form
かきつづるUsage1%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially when the kanji 綴 is not well known.

Kanji

書write
綴compose, spell, write

Similar words

書かく
書く is the general verb for 'to write'. 書き綴る adds a nuance of carefully composing or spelling out something in writing.
綴つづる
綴る alone can mean 'to spell', 'to compose', or 'to patch together'. 書き綴る combines this with 書く, emphasizing the act of writing out a composed text.

Etymology

Compound of 書き (continuative form of 書く 'to write') + 綴る ('to spell, compose, patch together'). The combination emphasizes writing something out in a composed or detailed manner.