寄書

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See also: 寄书

Chinese

lodge at; to mail; to send
lodge at; to mail; to send; to entrust; to depend
 
 book; letter
trad. (寄書) 寄 書
simp. (寄书) 寄 书

Pronunciation

Verb

寄書

  1. (archaic) to send a letter

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
寄 書
き
Grade: 5 		しょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

寄(き)書(しょ) • (kisho) 

  1. (archaic) contributed written work

Verb

寄(き)書(しょ)する • (kisho suru) suru (stem 寄(き)書(しょ)し (kisho shi), past 寄(き)書(しょ)した (kisho shita))

  1. (archaic) to send a letter
  2. (archaic) to contribute to a publication
    • 1914, 内田魯庵, 硯友社の勃興と道程:
      十四歳初(じゅうよんさいはじ)めて新聞(しんぶん)に寄書(きしょ)し、十九歳小説(じゅうきゅうさいしょうせつ)を著(あら)わし、二十一歳既(にじゅういっさいすで)に一家(いっか)を成(な)した漣(さざなみ)は稀(まれ)に見(み)る寧馨児(ねいけいじ)であった。
      Jūyonsai hajimete shinbun ni kisho shi, jūkyūsai shōsetsu o arawashi, nijūissai sude ni ikka o nashita sazanami wa mare ni miru neikeiji deatta.
      At 14 he contributed to a newspaper for the first time, at 19 he wrote a novel, and at 21 he already made a name for himself - Sazanami was a singular prodigy.

Etymology 2

Noun

寄書(よせがき) • (yosegaki) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 寄せ書き
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