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推敲

推敲

Chinese

push; refuse (responsibility); shove
 
extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit
simp. and trad.
(推敲)

Verb

推敲

  1. to weigh; to deliberate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 6
こう
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

推敲 (hiragana すいこう, romaji suikō)

  1. revising, polishing of a text
    推敲 (すいこう)推敲 (すいこう) (かさ)ねた。
    Suikō ni suikō o kasaneta.
    We made revision on top of revision.

Verb

推敲する (hiragana すいこうする, romaji suikō suru)

  1. revise, polish a text

Synonyms

  • 練り直す

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.