English–Japanese
“handwriting” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajitegaki
Example
これは父の手書きです。ko re wa chichi no te ga ki de su
This is my father's handwriting.
How to say “handwriting” in Japanese
“Handwriting” in Japanese is 手書き (tegaki).
The term centers on characters formed directly by a person's hand, whether the focus is the act of writing or the resulting script.
Example sentences with 手書き
申込書は手書きで記入してください。mōshi komi kaki wa te ga ki de ki nyū shi te ku da sa i
Please fill out the application by hand.
Tips for using 手書き
- In Japanese, 手書き (tegaki) can modify a noun through の (no), as in 手書きのメモ (tegaki no memo), a pattern common in labels and descriptions.