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書く

書く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
か(く)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Verb

書く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かく, romaji kaku)

  1. write; record (words, figures) on the surface of (something)
    昨日 (きのう)チェンさんは図書館 (としょかん)でレポートを ()いていました。
    Kinō Chen-san wa toshokan de repōto o kaite imashita.
    Mr. Chen was writing a report at the library yesterday.
  2. compose; put (an idea, etc) into words

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3