草稿

• 読み: そうこう
• ローマ字: souko
• 漢字の分解: 草 (sō) — rough, draft (also: grass); 稿 (kō) — manuscript, draft
• 発音: /so.ː.ko.ː/

意味

Draft; manuscript; rough copy. A preliminary, unfinished version of a piece of writing, composed before final editing and publication.

A noun used in literary and academic contexts to describe early-stage written material. 草稿を書く (sōkō wo kaku) means to write a draft. A 草稿 typically undergoes multiple rounds of 推敲 (suikō — revision) before it is finalised. Preserved drafts of major authors are valued for revealing the creative process and are often archived in literary museums or university libraries.

例文

1. 芥川龍之介の草稿には、推敲の跡が生々しく残っている。
2. 草稿の段階では大胆に書き、後で修正すればよい。
3. 出版前の草稿を友人に読ませて意見をもらった。

使い方ガイド

場面: writing, literature, academia

トーン: informational

起源と歴史

From 草 (sō — rough, preliminary, grass) and 稿 (kō — manuscript, draft). In this context 草 means 'rough' or 'preliminary' (as in 草案 — rough plan), while 稿 specifically denotes a written manuscript or article.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Writers, scholars

社会的背景: Educated