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How to say 'Dictation' in Japanese | 書き取り

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The Japanese word for Dictation is 'Kakitori', written as 書き取り in Japanese.'Dictation' in hiragana is かきとり.

    word

    書き取り

    Meaning

    Dictation

    Reading

    かきとり

    kakitori

    Kanji

    書Write 取Take

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '書き取り (かきとり)' refers to the act of writing down what is being spoken or dictated. It is commonly used in educational settings, such as language classes, where students practice listening and writing skills by transcribing spoken words or sentences. For example: The teacher gave us a dictation exercise「先生が書き取りの練習をさせました」(せんせいがかきとりのれんしゅうをさせました). I need to improve my dictation skills「書き取りの能力を向上させる必要があります」(かきとりののうりょくをこうじょうさせるひつようがあります).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2753

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 書き取り

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    書

    Meaning

    Write

  • kanji

    取

    Meaning

    Take

Hiragana in the Word 書き取り

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    き

    Reading

    Ki

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 書き取り Through the Kanji 書

These 38 Words contain the Kanji 書 as well.

  • word

    書く

    Meaning

    Write

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    図書館

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    書

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    図書室

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    横書き

    Meaning

    Horizontal writing

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    書留

    Meaning

    Registered mail

  • word

    図書

    Meaning

    Books

  • word

    絵葉書

    Meaning

    Postcard

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    下書き

    Meaning

    Draft

  • word

    後書き

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    書道

    Meaning

    Calligraphy

  • word

    書類

    Meaning

    Documents

  • word

    願書

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    参考書

    Meaning

    Reference book

  • word

    書き言葉

    Meaning

    Written language

  • word

    書店

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    聖書

    Meaning

    Bible

  • word

    秘書

    Meaning

    Secretary

  • word

    読書

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    読み書き

    Meaning

    Reading and writing

  • word

    書物

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    書き込む

    Meaning

    Write in

  • word

    書簡

    Meaning

    Letter

  • word

    辞書

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    著書

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    書記

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    領収書

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    書紀

    Meaning

    Chronicle

  • word

    書房

    Meaning

    Study

  • word

    葉書

    Meaning

    Postcard

  • word

    縦書き

    Meaning

    Vertical writing

  • word

    履歴書

    Meaning

    Resume

Words Related to 書き取り Through the Kanji 取

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 取 as well.

  • word

    取る

    Meaning

    Take, Get

  • word

    取り引き

    Meaning

    Deal

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    取れる

    Meaning

    Come off

  • word

    受け取る

    Meaning

    Receive

  • word

    取得

    Meaning

    Acquisition

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    取り出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    取り敢えず

    Meaning

    Firstly

  • word

    取り組む

    Meaning

    Tackle

  • word

    受け取り

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    聞き取り

    Meaning

    Comprehension, Listening

  • word

    取り締まり

    Meaning

    Control, Regulation

  • word

    取り分け

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    取材

    Meaning

    Interview, Coverage

  • word

    取り戻す

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    取り入れる

    Meaning

    Incorporate, Adopt

  • word

    遣り取り

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    取り扱い

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    摂取

    Meaning

    Intake

  • word

    取り

    Meaning

    Grasp

  • word

    引き取る

    Meaning

    Take, Withdraw

  • word

    読み取る

    Meaning

    Read, Interpret

  • word

    取り込む

    Meaning

    Takein, Confuse

  • word

    取り組み

    Meaning

    Initiative, Effort

  • word

    取り付ける

    Meaning

    Attach, Install

  • word

    取り決め

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    取り消す

    Meaning

    Cancel

  • word

    取り除く

    Meaning

    Remove

  • word

    取り返す

    Meaning

    Reclaim

  • word

    取り扱う

    Meaning

    Deal, Handle

  • word

    取り次ぐ

    Meaning

    Relay

  • word

    取り替える

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

  • word

    取り消し

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    取り締まる

    Meaning

    Regulate, Enforce

  • word

    取り巻く

    Meaning

    Surround

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What does 'Kakitori' (書き取り) mean?

'Kakitori' means 'Dictation' .

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