か
書
　
き
くだ
下
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to write from top to bottom.
  2. to write out (at a stretch), to write without a pause.
  3. to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
書
　
き
くだ
下
　
す
 書き下す かきくだす
かき
書
くだ
下
　
す
 書下す かきくだす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

write
か.く　ショ　-がき (2nd, N5)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
below, down, descend
カ　した　くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)