JLPT N3 · Verb

著す (arawasu)

著す (あらわす, arawasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to write; to publish”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あらわす
Romaji
arawasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to write; to publish · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

有名作家はまたベストセラー書を著した。
The famous author created another best-selling book.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 著す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary著すあらわす arawasu
Polite (~masu)著しますあらわします arawashimasu
Negative著さないあらわさない arawasanai
Polite negative著しませんあらわしません arawashimasen
Past著したあらわした arawashita
Polite past著しましたあらわしました arawashimashita
Negative past著さなかったあらわさなかった arawasanakatta
Te-form著してあらわして arawashite
Potential著せるあらわせる arawaseru
Passive著されるあらわされる arawasareru
Causative著させるあらわさせる arawasaseru
Volitional著そうあらわそう arawasou
Imperative著せあらわせ arawase
Conditional (~ba)著せばあらわせば arawaseba

Kanji in 著す

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 著す.

Source: JMdict entry 1427080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.