起草

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Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (起草)
simp. #(起草)

Pronunciation


Verb

起草

  1. to draft; to draw up

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
そう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

()(そう) (kisō

  1. drawing up (a plan); drafting (a bill, report, contract)
    • 2025, Chunichi Shimbun, issue 29678, page 17:
      日本(にほん)では名古屋大(なごやだい)中心(ちゅうしん)になり、法曹関係者(ほうそうかんけいしゃ)学者(がくしゃ)らがアジアの国々(くにぐに)民法(みんぽう)民事訴訟法(みんじそしょうほう)などの起草(きそう)手助(てだす)け。
      Nihon de wa Nagoyadai ga chūshin ni nari, hōsō kankeisha ya gakusha-ra ga ajia no kuniguni de minpō ya minji soshōhō nado no kisō o tedasuke.
      In Japan, Nagoya University has taken the lead in helping legal professionals and scholars draft civil laws and civil procedure codes in Asian countries.

Verb

()(そう)する (kisō surutransitive suru (stem ()(そう) (kisō shi), past ()(そう)した (kisō shita))

  1. draw up (a plan); draft (a bill, report, contract)

Conjugation