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  2. 書く

かく

書く

N5

write

kaku

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JLPT
N5
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#725

Meanings

  1. 1
    to write; to compose; to penu-verb (く)transitive
  2. 2
    to draw; to paintu-verb (く)transitive

JMdict 1343950

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
書きますかきます
かきます
Polite Past (~mashita)
書きましたかきました
かきました
Polite Negative (~masen)
書きませんかきません
かきません
Plain Negative (~nai)
書かないかかない
かかない
Te-form (Connecting)
書いてかいて
かいて
Plain Past (~ta)
書いたかいた
かいた
Potential (Can do)
書けるかける
かける

In a sentence

手紙(てがみ)letterを書(か)くwriteよ

I'm going to write a letter!

How it works

The object comes first: を (object) marks 手紙(てがみ) (letter) as the thing being written, and the verb 書く(かく) (write) lands at the end — Japanese is verb-final. The casual final よ (you know) adds a little push, like telling someone what you're about to do.

Written with

  • 書write10 strokes

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