Japanese Word of the Day
書く
ka-KU • verb (u-verb) — 3rd of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to write; to compose text or mark with characters
Examples
- 明日のレポートを今晩書かなければならない。
(I have to write tomorrow's report tonight.) - 住所をこのフォームに書いてください。
(Please write your address on this form.) - 日記に毎日、感謝していることを書いている。
(I write things I'm grateful for in my diary every day.)
Synonyms
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書く is the general verb for writing (letters, emails, reports, filling forms, notes). It's an u-verb (書く → 書きます, 書いて, 書かない). For drawing or depicting an image you might use 描く instead; for formally filling out documents, 記入する is common.
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