Word Meaning 書く

かく kaku

書く is read as かく (kaku) and means to draw.

Meaning

English

  1. to draw
  2. to paint
  3. to write
  4. to compose
  5. to pen

Reading

Kana

かく

Romaji

kaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 読む Rank 15072 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

書き上げる

かきあげる

to finish writing

書名

しょめい

book title

書き出し

かきだし

beginning (of writing)

書き出す

かきだす

to write out (e.g. on a blackboard)

書生

しょせい

student

書き下ろす

かきおろす

to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.)

書籍

しょせき

book

書記

しょき

clerk

書類

しょるい

document

書き取り

かきとり

transcription (of spoken material)

Example Sentences

2

かれはまいにちにっきをかく。

He writes in his diary every day.

かのじょはきれいなじをかく。

She writes with beautiful handwriting.