著す

あらわす · arawasu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to write

📖✍️ arawasu = make appear (as in 現す); 著 = author, as in 著者

著す, 表す and 現す all read arawasu and share one core meaning: to bring something out into view. With 著, the kanji of 著者 (author), it means bringing your ideas out in a book.

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