Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

()to insert, to put in, to plant (a cutting), to strike, to arrange (flowers), to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten

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    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to insert, to put in

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    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to plant (a cutting), to strike

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    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to arrange (flowers)

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    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to wear (a sword) in one's belt

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    5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten

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    All Forms

    挿す 【さす】

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    Examples

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      花瓶(かびん)にチューリップを()

      She inserts tulips into the vase.

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      (はは)はいつも(かみ)にかんざしを()しています。

      My mother always puts a hairpin in her hair.

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      武士(ぶし)はいつも(こし)(かたな)()していたそうだ。

      It seems that the samurai always wore a sword in his belt.

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      ()(なか)物騒(ぶっそう)なのでかんぬきを()して防犯(ぼうはん)するよりほかない。

      The world is so dangerous that we have no choice but to put in bolts to prevent crime.

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      (おっと)からプレゼントしてもらった花束(はなたば)(はな)花瓶(かびん)()のを息子(むすこ)(まか)せました。

      I left it to my son to put the bouquet of flowers my husband gave me into a vase.

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