書き言葉

Reading

Kana: かきことば
Romaji: kakikotoba
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

written word; written language

(Linguistics terminology)
See also: 話し言葉

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Example Sentence

スペイン()()言葉(ことば)は、ほんのいくらかわかるが、スペイン()(はなことば)言葉()ときたら、ちんぷんかんぷんだ。
➥I can understand written Spanish just a little but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.
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