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Kaku(書く) -“to write” / Japanese Word

miwako3 10/27/2023 JAPANICTIONARY Nihongo

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Kaku conjugation chart for the Japanese verb 書く (to write)

September 2023 (VOL.191)

Kaku 書く

In Japanese, kaku is written 書く, a JLPT N5 verb. This kaku conjugation guide covers every key form, from “kakanai” to “kakimashita.”

Kaku means “to write”

Ken

Nani wo kaite iru no?

What are you writing?

Aya

koibito ni tegami wo kaite imasu.

I am writing a letter to my boyfriend.

Ken

Itsumo kaku no?

Do you often write him a letter?

Aya

Jitsuwa kaita koto ga nai desu.

Actually, I have never written a letter.

Ken

Boku tomodachi ni yoku kaku yo.

I write letters to a friend often.

Aya

Kaki kata oshiete!

Teach me how to write!

Kaku Conjugation Table (All Forms)

	write	write (polite)	wrote	wrote (polite)	is writing	was writing	have written	can write	want to write	Write!	Please write
positive	Kaku	Kaki masu	Kaita	Kaki mashita	Kaite iru	Kaite ita	Kaita koto ga aru	Kakeru	Kaki tai	Kaite!	Kaite kudasai
negative	Kakanai	Kaki masen	Kakana katta	Kaki masen deshita	Kaite inai	Kaite inakatta	Kaita koto ga nai	Kakenai	Kaki takunai	–	Kakanaide kudasai

Kaku Example Sentences

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Maishu tegami wo kaku.

I write a letter every week.

Itsuka hon wo kakitai.

I want to write a novel someday.

Neru mae ni nikki wo kaki masu.

I write in my journal before bed.

Uta wo kaite imashita.

I was writing a song.

Tesuto ni namae wo kakana katta.

I didn’t write my name on an exam paper.

Nihongo wo kakeru.

I can write a Japanese.

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