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手稿 (しゅこう, shukou) Japanese meaning: manuscript | Kotomora

手しゅ稿こう

しゅ

こ

う

Meanings

1

manuscript; handwritten draft

Refers to a handwritten document, especially an author's original draft or a historical manuscript.

その作さっ家かの手しゅ稿こうが図と書しょ館かんに保ほ存ぞんされている。
The author's manuscript is preserved in the library.

Kanji

手hand
稿draft, copy, manuscript

Related words

原げん稿こう
原稿 is a broader term for any manuscript or draft, including typed or digital ones, while 手稿 specifically emphasizes that it is handwritten.
写しゃ本ほん
写本 refers to a handwritten copy of a text, often historical or religious, whereas 手稿 is the author's own handwritten original.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand) and 稿 (draft, manuscript). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with a handwritten manuscript.

彼かれは小しょう説せつの手しゅ稿こうを出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃに送おくった。

He sent the handwritten draft of his novel to the publisher.