transcription; speech-to-text
Refers to the process or result of converting spoken audio into written text, often used in business, journalism, or accessibility contexts.
I transcribed the meeting content and created the minutes.
This app automatically transcribes audio into text.
Can also mean transcription, but 文字起こし is more common in modern contexts, especially digital transcription.
Compound of 文字 (moji, 'character, letter') and 起こし (okoshi, nominalized form of 起こす, 'to raise, to bring about'), literally 'raising characters' from spoken words.