How to say "drafting" in Japanese

• 徴用ちょうようCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'drafting' only in the sense of forcibly requisitioning people or property — impressment or commandeering, as of labor by the authorities; it is never the word for drafting a document or plan.
• 製図せいずCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'drafting' as technical drawing — producing precise plans or diagrams with lines and measurements, the kind of work done by engineers and architects.
• 起草きそうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'drafting' in the sense of writing the first text of a document — drawing up a bill, for example, or another piece of formal writing; the emphasis is on composing the wording.
• 立案りつあんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers 'drafting' as drawing up a plan or proposal — working out the scheme itself; it suits planning contexts and is not the word for technical drawings or for writing a document's text.

English 'drafting' splits by what is being drafted: 徴用 is forced requisition of people or property, 製図 is technical drawing, 起草 is writing the first text of a document, and 立案 is drawing up a plan or proposal.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 徴用ちょうようdrafting
• 製図せいずdrafting
• 起草きそうdrafting (e.g. a bill)
• 起案きあんdrafting (a plan, contract, etc.)
• 起稿きこうbeginning writing (a draft)
• 立案りつあんdrafting