Languages › Japanese Meaning of Kaku in Japanese Share Flipboard Email 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. 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 June 7, 2023). copy citation Featured Video