1.
to scribble; to dash off; to write hastily
to write quickly and carelessly, often resulting in messy or hurried handwriting
メモを書き殴った。
I scribbled a note.
急いでいたので住所を書き殴った。
I was in a hurry so I scrawled the address.
怒りにまかせて手紙を書き殴った。
I dashed off a letter in anger.
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive (他動詞)
COMPOUND VERB:
書く (to write) + 殴る (to hit/strike)
The 殴る component suggests violent, careless motion.
NUANCE:
Implies writing that is:
- Hasty and careless
- Often illegible or messy
- Sometimes done emotionally (in anger, frustration)
CONTRAST:
- 丁寧に書く (to write carefully)
- 清書する (to make a fair copy)
RELATED:
- 走り書き (hasty writing)
- 乱筆 (poor handwriting)
- 殴り書き (scribble, scrawl)