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聞き書きする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	聞きき書がきする	聞きき書がきしない
Polite	聞きき書がきします	聞きき書がきしません
Past polite	聞きき書がきしました	聞きき書がきしませんでした
Past	聞きき書がきした	聞きき書がきしなかった
Te-form	聞きき書がきして	聞きき書がきしないで
Desire	聞きき書がきしたい	聞きき書がきしたくない
Potential	聞きき書がきできる	聞きき書がきできない
Passive	聞きき書がきされる	聞きき書がきされない
Causative	聞きき書がきさせる	聞きき書がきさせない
Causative passive	聞きき書がきさせられる	聞きき書がきさせられない
Volitional	聞きき書がきしよう
Polite volitional	聞きき書がきしましょう
Imperative	聞きき書がきしろ	聞きき書がきするな
Conditional	聞きき書がきすれば	聞きき書がきしなければ
Tara conditional	聞きき書がきしたら	聞きき書がきしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

writing down what one hears; account of what one hears

Refers to the act of recording spoken words in writing, often used in journalistic or research contexts. Can also refer to the resulting written record.

インタビューを聞きき書がきして記き事じにまとめた。
I wrote down the interview and compiled it into an article.
彼かれの話はなしを聞きき書がきしたものが本ほんになった。
The account of what he said was turned into a book.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の話はなしを聞きき書がきするto write down what someone says (as an interview account)
祖そ父ふの話はなしを聞きき書がきして記き録ろくに残のこした。
I wrote down what my grandfather said and kept it as a record.
聞きき書がきをまとめるto compile oral accounts into a written piece
彼かれは農のう家かの聞きき書がきをまとめて本ほんにした。
He compiled oral accounts from farmers into a book.

Kanji

聞hear, ask, listen
書write

Related words

筆ひっ記きN2
筆記 is a general word for writing or taking notes, while 聞き書き specifically means writing down what someone says aloud.
口こう述じゅつ筆ひっ記き
口述筆記 is the formal term for dictation, often used in legal or official contexts, whereas 聞き書き is broader and can describe informal interview notes.

Don't confuse with

聞きき取とりN2
聞き取り refers to the act of listening and understanding (e.g. listening comprehension), while 聞き書き specifically means writing down what is heard.
書かき取とりN2
書き取り is a dictation exercise focused on writing skill practice, whereas 聞き書き is about recording someone's spoken account for documentation.

Counted with

編へんN1
A completed 聞き書き account, when treated as a piece of writing, is counted with 編, as in 一編の聞き書き.

Built from

聞きく+書かく

Written forms

聞きき書がきUsage28%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
聞きき書がきUsage61%
Rare abbreviated spelling; may be confused with other readings.
聞きき書がきUsage5%
Rare variant; the use of 書 alone is unusual.
聞きき書がきUsage4%
Variant spelling; less common but still encountered.
ききがきUsage2%

Etymology

Compound of 聞き (kiki, 'hearing', the continuative form of 聞く 'to hear') and 書き (kaki, 'writing', the continuative form of 書く 'to write'). The combination literally means 'hear-write'.