落書

Japanese

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落書

Kanji in this term
落	書
らく Grade: 3	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation 1

(Tokyo) らくしょ [ráꜜkùshò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ɕo̞]

Usage notes

Used of usually critical or satirical leaflets dropped (落) or otherwise placed in public view anonymously in the Middle Ages to avoid possible retribution.

Pronunciation 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 落書 – see the following entry.

【落書らくがき】

[noun] graffiti; scribble; doodle

Alternative spellings
楽書き, 楽書, rkgk

(This term, 落書, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ “落書 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NKD2-4] “落書 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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