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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 July 19, “アジアの法整備 尽くした軌跡 名大・鮎京名誉教授 本出版 故森嶌昭夫さんらの言葉紹介”, in 中日新聞 , morning edition, number 29678, page 17:
      日本では名古屋大が中心になり、法曹関係者や学者らがアジアの国々で民法や民事訴訟法などの起草を手助け。
      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