書く
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
| 書 |
[edit] Etymology
Cognate with kaku (“scratch”). Letters were originally scratched or carved in to wood in order to write.
[edit] Verb
書く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かく, romaji kaku)
[edit] Related terms
- 掻く (かく, kaku)
[edit] Derived terms
Conjugation of "書く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 書か | かか | kaka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 書き | かき | kaki | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 書く | かく | kaku | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 書く | かく | kaku | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 書け | かけ | kake | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 書け | かけ | kake | |
| Key constructions | Passive | 書かれる | かかれる | kakareru |
| Causative | 書かせる 書かす |
かかせる かかす |
kakaseru kakasu |
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| Potential | 書ける | かける | kakeru | |
| Volitional | 書こう | かこう | kakō | |
| Negative | 書かない | かかない | kakanai | |
| Negative continuative | 書かず | かかず | kakazu | |
| Formal | 書きます | かきます | kakimasu | |
| Perfective | 書いた | かいた | kaita | |
| Conjunctive | 書いて | かいて | kaite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 書けば | かけば | kakeba | |