書く — to write
書く is the #186 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to write” and is pronounced [ka̠kɯ̟].
#186frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 書く
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 書いた | past | wrote |
| 書か | present | write |
| かか | present | write |
| 書け | command | write! |
| かけ | command | write! |
| 書かれる | passive | be written |
| かかれる | passive | be written |
| 書かない | negative | do not write |
| かかない | negative | do not write |
| 書かず | negative | writing (stem form) |
| かかず | negative | writing (stem form) |
| 書きます | polite | |
| かきます | polite | |
| かいた | past | wrote |
| 書けば | conditional | if ... write |
| かけば | conditional | if ... write |
| 書か | irrealis | writing (stem form) |
| かか | irrealis | writing (stem form) |
| 書け | realis | writing (stem form) |
| かけ | realis | writing (stem form) |
| 書けど | contrastive | |
| かけど | contrastive | |
| 書かば | conditional | if ... write |
| かかば | conditional | if ... write |
| 書きき | past | wrote |
| かきき | past | wrote |
| 書きけり | past | wrote |
| かきけり | past | wrote |
| 書きつ | past | wrote |
| かきつ | past | wrote |
| 書きぬ | past | wrote |
| かきぬ | past | wrote |
| 書けり | past | writing (stem form) |
| 書きたり | past | writing (stem form) |
| かけり | past | writing (stem form) |
| かきたり | past | writing (stem form) |