書く (かく) — to write
書く
to write
Frequency #180
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
godan verb (-ku)
transitive
action
kaku
かく
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かく[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- to write
Explained in simple Japanese
- ペンを うごかして、紙に 字を のこす。
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Usage examples
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ある日、春は弁当を一つ作る間の動きを紙に書きました。
Aru hi, haru wa bentou o hitotsu tsukuru aida no ugoki o kami ni kakimashita.
One day, Haru wrote down on paper all her movements while making one bento.
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Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
書く かく |
書きます かきます |
| Present negative |
書かない かかない |
書きません かきません |
| Past |
書いた かいた |
書きました かきました |
| Past negative |
書かなかった かかなかった |
書きませんでした かきませんでした |
| Te-form |
書いて かいて |
書きまして かきまして |
| Potential |
書ける かける |
書けます かけます |
| Potential negative |
書けない かけない |
書けません かけません |
Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
Related Words
Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 書く.
Sharing same tag — action
Kanji
Words
- 行く to go auxiliary verb godan verb (iku/yuku) intransitive
- 来る to come auxiliary verb intransitive kuru verb (irregular)
- 行く to go godan verb (iku/yuku) intransitive
- 読む to read godan verb (-mu) transitive
- 見る to see auxiliary verb ichidan verb transitive
- 聞く to hear godan verb (-ku) transitive
- 食べる to eat ichidan verb transitive
- 飲む to drink godan verb (-mu) transitive
- 歩く to walk godan verb (-ku) intransitive
- 走る to run godan verb (-ru) intransitive