Japanese symbol for “revising”
改稿
かいこう
Romaji: kaikou
revising (a manuscript); rewriting
In Japanese, revising is 改稿, read かいこう (kaikou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs revising (a manuscript); rewriting
- n revised manuscript
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “revising”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 補訂 | ほてい hotei | revising (and supplementing); expansion |
| 増補改訂 | ぞうほかいてい zouhokaitei | revising (and supplementing) |
| リバイス | リバイス ribaisu | revising; amending; correcting |
| 追加削除 | ついかさくじょ tsuikasakujo | additions and deletions; adding and deleting; revisions |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改善 | かいぜん kaizen | betterment; improvement |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment; alteration |
| 改革 | かいかく kaikaku | reform; reformation; reorganization |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction |
| 改良 | かいりょう kairyou | improvement; reform |
| 改めて | あらためて aratamete | another time; again; over again |
| 原稿 | げんこう genkou | manuscript; copy; draft |
| 投稿 | とうこう toukou | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.