脱稿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 脱稿 (だっこう) is a noun that also forms a する verb for finishing the writing of a manuscript.
• Basic usage: It marks completion of a long draft or a stage after which smaller expressions may still be revised.
  • 作家は長編小説をようやく脱稿した。 — The author finally finished the manuscript of a long novel.
  • 脱稿後も細かな表現を何度か直した。 — Even after finishing the manuscript, the author revised small expressions several times.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Finishing a draft and finishing revisions
  • 脱稿 means that writing the manuscript has been completed; it does not necessarily mean that all later editing and wording revisions are finished.