Vocab Info

N2 う-Verb

(はじ)

to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      そろばんを(はじ)いて計算(けいさん)をする。

      Play the abacus and do the calculation. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}

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      (みず)をよく(はじ)レインコートが()しいです。

      I want a raincoat that repels water well. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}

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      先生(せんせい):「(おと)()すために、指先(ゆびさき)でギターの(げん)(はじ)きましょう。」

      Teacher: 'In order to make a sound, let's pluck the guitar strings with our fingertips.' {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}

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      沢山(たくさん)練習(れんしゅう)をしたものの、(ゆび)(はじ)いて(おと)()せるようにはならなかった。

      Despite practicing a lot, I couldn't manage to produce sound by plucking the strings. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}

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      家庭(かてい)()先生(せんせい)によると、(あぶら)(みず)(はじ)いてしまうのでその(ふた)つは()ざらないとか。

      According to the home economics teacher, oil repels water so the two do not mix. {to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)}

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