書く
かく
hepburn kaku
to write
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 手紙を書きます。I write a letter.
- 名前をここに書いてください。Please write your name here.
Collocations
手紙を書く名前を書く漢字を書く日記を書く小説を書く
Mnemonic
書く kaku — godan -ku verb. ます-form 書きます, te-form 書いて (regular -ku → -ite). The homophone 描く (also kaku, "to draw/paint") is treated as combined narrative under v1.1 A-2 — write/draw share Hepburn. Context (手紙 vs 絵) disambiguates.
Quick check
What is the te-form of 書く?