原稿 (genkō) means “draft” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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編集者に原稿を送ります。hen shū sha ni gen kō o oku ri ma su

I will send the draft to the editor.

Treats a piece of writing as the working text from which a finished publication or presentation is produced.

下書きshitagaki: An early version of a written work that may still need changes.

出版や発表に使う文章を、もとになる形で書きまとめたもの。shup pan ya hap pyō ni tsuka u bun shō o mo to ni na ru katachi de ka ki ma to me ta mo no

原稿 (genkō, "draft") is formed from 原 (gen, "original") and 稿 (kō, "manuscript"), expressing writing that serves as the original text for later use.

In Japanese, 原稿 (genkō) may refer to the text submitted to a magazine or prepared for speaking, while English draft often suggests something still unfinished.