かく

See also: かぐ and がく

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of かく – see the following entries.
【画】2
[ ]stroke (of a pen, in a character)
【角】2
[noun]A corner (e.g., of a desk; compare 隅).
[noun]An edge.
[noun]A street corner.
[noun](mathematics) angle
[noun](geography) cape, headland, point
[noun]A bishop (shogi). Abbreviation of 角行.
[noun]horn, antler
[proper noun]a surname
【各】4
[prefix]each
【格】5
【核】S
[noun]atomic nucleus
[noun](algebra) kernel
[noun](astronomy) core, nucleus
[noun]cell nucleus
【劃】H
[noun]Alternative form of 画
【佳句】
[noun](literature) beautiful passage of literature
(This term, かく, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)
For a list of all kanji with on'yomi かく, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading かく.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

かく (rōmaji Kaku)

  1. 格: A male given name
  2. 郭: A Chinese surname​.

Etymology 3

Verb

かく (godan conjugation, rōmaji kaku)

  1. 書く: to write
  2. 掻く: to scratch, to perspire
  3. 描く: to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe
  4. 欠く: to lack, to break, to crack, to chip
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