落書

Japanese

Kanji in this term
落	書
らく Grade: 3	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology 1

(Tokyo) らくしょ [ráꜜkùshò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ɕo̞]

Noun

落(らく)書(しょ) • (rakusho)

a Middle Ages anonymous leaflet

Synonyms

落(お)とし文(ぶみ) (otoshibumi)

Derived terms

落書(らくが)き (rakugaki)

Usage notes

Used of usually critical or satirical leaflets dropped (落) or otherwise placed in public view anonymously in the Middle Ages to avoid possible retribution.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
落	書
らく Grade: 3	か(き) > が(き) Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 落書 – see the following entry.

【落書らくがき】

[noun] graffiti; scribble; doodle

Alternative spellings
楽書き, 楽書, rkgk

(This term, 落書, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ “落書”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[NKD2-4] “落書”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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