"書く" meaning in Japanese

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          "書",
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      "form": "書き",
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      "form": "書いた",
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      "form": "書か",
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      "form": "かか",
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      "form": "書け",
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      "form": "kake",
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      "form": "書かれる",
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      "form": "かかれる",
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      "form": "書かせる",
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      "form": "書かす",
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      "form": "かかせる",
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      "form": "かかす",
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      "form": "kakaseru",
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      "form": "書ける",
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      "form": "kakeru",
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      "form": "書こう",
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      "form": "かこう",
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      "form": "書かない",
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      "form": "かかない",
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      "form": "kakanai",
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      "form": "書かず",
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      "form": "kakazu",
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      "form": "書きます",
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        "formal"
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      "form": "かきます",
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      "form": "kakimasu",
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      "form": "書いた",
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        "perfective"
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      "form": "書いて",
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      "form": "kaite",
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      "form": "書けば",
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      "form": "書かず",
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      "form": "kakazu",
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      "form": "書けど",
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      "form": "かけど",
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      "form": "書かば",
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      "form": "kakaba",
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      "form": "書きき",
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      "form": "かきき",
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      "form": "kakiki",
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    },
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      "form": "書きけり",
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    {
      "form": "かきけり",
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    },
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      "form": "kakikeri",
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      "form": "書きつ",
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      "form": "書きぬ",
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      "ipa": "[ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書ける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書こう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かこう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書いた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かいた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書いて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かいて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kake",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書けど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書けり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書きたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かきたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "書かむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kakamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "かく",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "書(か)く • (kaku) transitive godan (stem 書(か)き (kaki), past 書(か)いた (kaita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "か",
        "2": "4-k"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掻",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掻く"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mr. Chen was writing a report at the library yesterday.",
          "roman": "Kinō Chen-san wa toshokan de repōto o kaite imashita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "昨日陳",
              "きのうチェン"
            ],
            [
              "図書館",
              "としょかん"
            ],
            [
              "書",
              "か"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "昨日陳さんは図書館でレポートを書いていました。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to write; to record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to compose; to put (an idea, etc) into words"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compose",
          "compose"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "かく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kojiki"
  ],
  "word": "書く"
}