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書き下ろし (かきおろし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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This magazine features a newly written short story by a famous author.
Usage patterns 書か き 下お ろし 〈 物もの 〉 a newly written 〈work〉 made specially for this release, not a reprint or adaptation
This book contains three newly written short stories.
〈 物もの 〉 を 書か き 下お ろしで 発はっ 表ぴょう する to release a 〈work〉 as an original piece written specifically for that release
He released his new novel as an original work.
Don't confuse with 描き下ろし (same pronunciation, different kanji) refers to artwork or illustrations drawn specially for a work, while 書き下ろし refers to text (a novel, script, etc.) written specially for it.
書き直し means a rewrite or revision of existing text, whereas 書き下ろし means an entirely new work written from scratch for a specific release.
Written forms 書か き 下お ろし Usage 90%
書か きおろし Usage 6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
書かき 下お ろし Usage 4%
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 書き下ろし.
Etymology Compound of 書き (kaki, continuative form of 書く 'to write') + 下ろし (oroshi, continuative form of 下ろす 'to bring down; to launch something new'). The combination conveys the idea of writing something new and presenting it for the first time.
