A method for printing is provided including: applying a pretreatment liquid containing a compound that aggregates an anionic compound on a print medium, and applying an ink containing water, an organic solvent, and a resin particle on the print medium to which the pretreatment liquid has been applied. The resin particle includes a polyurethane resin particle. The ink contains a cyclic ester having a structure represented by the following general formula (I). After the ink is left to stand and stored under a room temperature environment (25±5° C.) for a month, a rate of content of crystals of the cyclic ester having a particle diameter of 1 μm or larger in the ink is lower than 4 ppm.