Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 稿する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 稿こう する 稿こう しない Polite 稿こう します 稿こう しません Past polite 稿こう しました 稿こう しませんでした Past 稿こう した 稿こう しなかった Te-form 稿こう して 稿こう しないで Desire 稿こう したい 稿こう したくない Potential 稿こう できる 稿こう できない Passive 稿こう される 稿こう されない Causative 稿こう させる 稿こう させない Causative passive 稿こう させられる 稿こう させられない Volitional 稿こう しよう Polite volitional 稿こう しましょう Imperative 稿こう しろ 稿こう するな Conditional 稿こう すれば 稿こう しなければ Tara conditional 稿こう したら 稿こう しなかったら
Usage patterns 稿こう を 起お こす to begin writing a draft/manuscript
I started drafting a new novel.
稿こう を 練ね る to polish or refine a draft
I refined the draft several times before submitting it.
稿こう を 進すす める to make progress on a draft
Since the deadline is near, I'm making progress on the draft.
Related words 原稿 is the everyday word for a manuscript or draft, while 稿 is a more formal, often compound-forming term used in editorial or literary contexts.
草案 specifically means a draft of a plan, proposal, or document, whereas 稿 is a broader term for any written draft or version.
下書き is a casual, everyday word for a rough draft, while 稿 sounds more formal and is typically used in publishing or academic settings.
Word family· 34 submission; contribution; contributing an article · online post; posting; to post online
manuscript; draft; copy
contribution; submission
this article; this paper; this manuscript
placing an ad; submitting ad copy · sending a manuscript for printing
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begin drafting; start writing a draft
revising; rewriting · revised manuscript
finishing writing; completing a manuscript
first draft; first proof
posthumous manuscripts; literary remains
preliminary draft; abstract
sending to the printer; submitting a manuscript · receiving a manuscript
completion of a manuscript; finishing writing
my manuscript; my humble draft
this article; this manuscript; this paper; this post
my manuscript; my draft
manuscript; handwritten draft
my manuscript; my draft
old manuscript; previous draft
poem manuscript; draft of a poem
your manuscript
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Etymology The kanji 稿 originally referred to straw or a stalk, and by extension came to mean a rough draft or manuscript. The reading こう is the on'yomi.
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