かきことば

Japanese

Alternative spelling
書き言葉

Etymology

From 書(か)き (kaki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 書(か)く (kaku).”) + 言葉(ことば) (kotoba).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かきことば [kàkíkóꜜtòbà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kʲiko̞to̞ba̠]

Noun

かきことば • (kakikotoba) ^{←かきことば (kakikotoba)?}

1. literary language

Coordinate terms

• 話(はな)し言葉(ことば) (hanashikotoba)