書く

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Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

Cognate with kaku (scratch). Letters were originally scratched or carved in to wood in order to write.

Verb [edit]

書く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かく, romaji kaku)

  1. write; record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)
    昨日チェンさんは図書館レポート書いていました
    きのうチェンさんはとしょかんレポートかいていました
    Kinō Chen-san wa toshokan de repōto o kaite imashita.
    Mr. Chen was writing a report at the library yesterday.
  2. compose; put (an idea, etc) into words

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