manuscript · draft

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 稿 has 15 strokes and relates to manuscripts and submitting written work.
• Basic usage: 原稿 is read げんこう, and 投稿 is read とうこう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Manuscripts, submissions, and posts
  • 発表用の原稿 means a presentation script.
  • 雑誌に短い随筆を投稿した means submitting a short essay to a magazine.
  • に marks where the work is submitted.
  • In 写真を投稿する, 投稿 refers to posting a photograph.