Languages › Japanese Meaning of Kaku in Japanese Print igor kisselev/Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 13, 2019 Kaku is a Japanese word meaning to write or to describe. Learn more about its meaning and usage in Japanese below. Pronunciation Click here to listen to the audio file. Read More Meaning of Saku in Japanese By Namiko Abe Meaning to write; to put down; to compose; to describe; to draw Japanese Characters 書く (かく) Example & Translation Watashi wa mainichi nikki o kaiteiru.私は毎日日記を書いている。 or in English: I keep a diary every day Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Kaku in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/kaku-meaning-and-characters-2028535. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Meaning of Kaku in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/kaku-meaning-and-characters-2028535 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Kaku in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/kaku-meaning-and-characters-2028535 (accessed April 19, 2024). copy citation