落 書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)

らくがきちょう

noun

doodle notebook; scribble pad

daily-life

1. doodle notebook; scribble pad

A notebook intended for casual drawing, scribbling, or doodling, often used by children or as a rough sketchbook.

子供(こども)に落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)を買(か)ってあげた。

I bought a doodle pad for my child.

会議中(かいぎちゅう)につい落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)に絵(え)を描(か)いてしまう。

I end up drawing in my doodle notebook during meetings.

古(ふる)い落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)が出(で)てきて、子供(こども)の頃(ころ)の絵(え)を見(み)て懐(なつ)かしくなった。

An old doodle notebook turned up, and I felt nostalgic looking at my childhood drawings.

A compound of 落書(らくが)き (doodle, scribble, graffiti) and 帳(ちょう) (notebook, book). A simple, inexpensive notebook designed for free drawing and scribbling, commonly sold at stationery shops and 100-yen stores in Japan.

Common collocations

落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)に描(か)く: to draw in a doodle pad
落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう)を広(ひろ)げる: to open a doodle notebook
白紙(はくし)の落書(らくが)き帳(ちょう): a blank doodle pad

Similar words

スケッチブック: sketchbook — slightly more serious art supply, often with thicker paper
自由帳(じゆうちょう): freestyle notebook — similar purpose, the name used in school supply lists
画用紙(がようし): drawing paper — loose sheets rather than a bound notebook

Related Words

Compare: 画用紙(がようし) (drawing paper)

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