Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 落書き(らくがき) in Japanese

落書き, 楽書き, 落書, 楽書
Kana Reading
らくがき
Romaji
rakugaki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    scrawl; scribble; graffiti
    Example sentence
    壁は落書きだらけだ。 The wall was covered with graffiti.

Examples of 落書き, 楽書き, 落書, 楽書, らくがき in a sentence

  • 壁は落書きだらけだ。

    The wall was covered with graffiti.

  • その壁には一面に落書きがあった。

    There were scribbles all along the wall.

  • ここに落書きするな。

    Don't scribble here.

Kanji in this word

落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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楽 JLPT 4

13 strokes

music, comfort, ease

On'Yomi: ガク, ラク, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi: たの.しい, たの.しむ, この.む

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書 JLPT 5

10 strokes

write

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: か.く, -が.き, -がき

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