落書き

らくがき

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

What does 落書き mean?

落書き is a Japanese noun meaning scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle in English. It is written as 落書き in kanji, らくがき in hiragana, and rakugaki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その壁には一面に落書きがあった。

There were scribbles all along the wall.