手書き

てがき

handwriting

Also:handwritten

What does 手書き mean?

手書き is a Japanese noun meaning handwriting in English. It can also be translated as handwritten depending on context. It is written as 手書き in kanji, てがき in hiragana, and tegaki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

我々は手紙を手書きにしているので、時間が余計にかかる。

We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand.