What does 書く in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 書く in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 書く in Japanese.

The word 書く in Japanese means write, 記入する 、 書く, (詩などを)書く, 知性を使う、知的[合理的に、理詰めで]に話す[書く], 大げさに言う(話す、書く、考える)、誇張する、過大視する、~しすぎである, 書く、筆記する, ~を全部書き出す、完全に[略さず]書く. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 書く

write

記入する 、 書く

(on a form: give information) (フォームに)

彼はフォームの1行目に名前を記入した。
He entered his name on the first line of the form.

(詩などを)書く

(archaic (write: literary work)

知性を使う、知的[合理的に、理詰めで]に話す[書く]

(make an intellectual analysis)

大げさに言う(話す、書く、考える)、誇張する、過大視する、~しすぎである

(informal (exaggerate)

あなたの弟はあの出来事を大げさにし過ぎよ!
Your brother can really lay on the drama!

書く、筆記する

(write, be a scribe)

In ancient cultures, few people learned to scribe.

~を全部書き出す、完全に[略さず]書く

(transcribe in full)

Write out the instructions and be sure not to forget any steps.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.