Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation 書く · godan verb (-ku)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 書か く 書か かない Polite 書か きます 書か きません Past polite 書か きました 書か きませんでした Past 書か いた 書か かなかった Te-form 書か いて 書か かないで Desire 書か きたい 書か きたくない Potential 書か ける 書か けない Passive 書か かれる 書か かれない Causative 書か かせる 書か かせない Causative passive 書か かせられる also 書か かされる 書か かせられない also 書か かされない Volitional 書か こう Polite volitional 書か きましょう Imperative 書か け 書か くな Conditional 書か けば 書か かなければ Tara conditional 書か いたら 書か かなかったら
Usage patterns 手て 紙がみ を 書か く to write a letter
I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
日にっ 記き を 書か く to keep/write a diary
I write in my diary every night.
〈 物もの 〉 で 書か く to write with (a tool)
Please write with a pencil.
漢かん 字じ で 書か く to write in kanji
Can you write your name in kanji?
大おお きく 書か く to write in large letters
Please write the heading in large letters.
Expressions 読よ み 書か きそろばん the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic Related words· 7 描く (えがく )is the dedicated word for drawing or depicting scenes and is more formal or artistic, while 書く (かく )can casually cover simple drawing as well as writing.
記す is a more literary or formal way to say 'write down' (e.g. in a record or document), whereas 書く is the plain, everyday verb for writing.
書く is the plain, all-purpose verb for writing, while 綴る is more literary and stresses careful composing of words, especially for prose or feelings.
書く is the general verb for 'to write', while 書き上げる specifically emphasizes bringing a piece of writing to completion.
Show 3 more Show fewer 書く is the plain, all-purpose word for 'write'; したためる is a formal, literary word used for carefully composed letters or documents.
書く is the all-purpose verb for writing anything, while 著す is reserved for formally authoring a book or scholarly work.
書く is the plain, everyday verb for writing anything, while 執筆 is a formal noun used for authoring articles, books, or reports.
Opposites 消す means to erase or delete what has been written, the direct opposite of 書く 'to write'.
読む means to read written text, while 書く means to write it—the two describe opposite ends of using written language.
Don't confuse with 書く (かく )is normally for writing text, while 描く (かく , same reading)is the kanji specifically meant for drawing pictures, so writers must choose the right kanji for the intended meaning.
掻く (to scratch) and 書く (to write) are pronounced identically as かく but are completely unrelated in meaning and written with different kanji.
書く (to write) shares the same reading かく with 欠く (to chip/lack) but is a completely different verb written with a different kanji.
Word family· 176 writing; written entry; annotation · entry; post; comment
scribble; doodle; graffiti
handwriting; writing by hand · handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
way of writing; how to write · penmanship; calligraphy · format; layout · stroke order
rewriting; revision · renewal; reissuance · transfer of ownership; name change
Show 25 more Show fewer newly written work; original work
title; job title; position; rank
reading and writing; literacy
superscription; address on mail · overwriting; overwrite
fill in; fill out · post a message; write a comment · write data; store; flash
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
afterword; postscript
draft; rough copy
writer; painter; calligrapher · skilled writer; skilled painter
synopsis; outline; plot
rewrite; overwrite; renew; transfer
writer; author
horizontal writing; writing horizontally
rewrite; write again; make a fair copy
begin to write; start writing · write out; write up (on a surface) · extract and write down; note down (key points) · export; write (to file)
group message or drawing on a single sheet; jointly written card or paper
menu; catalog; inventory list
proviso; stipulation; condition
writing; document; written piece · writing; act of writing
boasting about one's product; self-praise; advertising one's own excellence · description of a medicine's benefits; statement of a drug's virtues
finish writing; complete a written work · write down; write out a list
note left behind; letter left behind; will
preface; foreword; preamble
written word; written language
copying written text; transcribing kanji from kana · dictation; transcription of speech
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Written forms 書か く Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling for writing and composing.
かく Usage 1%
Etymology Native Japanese verb. The kanji 書 is used for writing, while 描 is used for drawing; both share the reading かく .
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