Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to write out; to express; to describe

    その美観は筆では書き表せない。
    The beauty of the sight is beyond description.
  2. to publish

Also written 書き表わす【かきあらわす】

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Characters in this word

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write

Kun
か.く-が.き-がき
On
ショ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
169 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

かき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4c6.6The Kanji Dictionary
5060.1Four corner code
1678deroo
66f8Unicode hex code
1-29-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3719Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2463New Nelson (John Haig)
2658New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3292Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2314Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
327Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
349Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
130A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
70Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14294Morohashi
142A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
131Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
131Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
92sakade
58Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
159henshall3
197Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
121crowley
181Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
998Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
333Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu1Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
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surface, table, chart, diagram

Kun
おもて-おもてあらわ.すあらわ.れるあら.わす
On
ヒョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
77 of 2500
Radical
clothes
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-4SKIP code
0a8.6The Kanji Dictionary
5073.2Four corner code
1465deroo
8868Unicode hex code
1-41-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
108Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5422New Nelson (John Haig)
2429New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3083Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1572Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2151Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1546Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1666Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
124A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
914Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
308Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34105Morohashi
379A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
272Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
272Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
309sakade
879Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
402henshall3
311Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
178crowley
437Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1620Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1560Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
biao3Pinyin reading
pyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level