上書き

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: 1
か > が
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of (uwa, over; above) +‎ 書き (kaki, write). The kaki changes to gaki due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うわ)() (uwagakiうはがき (ufagaki)?

  1. superscription
  2. overwriting

Verb

(うわ)()する (uwagaki suruうはがき (ufagaki)?suru (stem (うわ)() (uwagaki shi), past (うわ)()した (uwagaki shita))

  1. to address; to superscribe
  2. to overwrite

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References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN