Vocab Info
N3 う-verb (く), Transitive verb
掃くto sweep, to brush, to gather up
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (く), Transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms
All Forms
掃く 【はく】
Details
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く
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Examples
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箒を使って部屋を掃いて下さい。
Please sweep the room with a broom.
- N3
ブラシでササッと頬にチークを掃く。
To brush the blush lightly on your cheeks with a brush.
- N3
庭で枯れ葉を掃いて集めているのは爺さんに違いない。
It must be the old man who is sweeping and gathering the dead leaves in the garden.
- N3
この程度のクオリティの品ならこの世に掃いて捨てるほどあります。
Items of this quality are a dime a dozen. (So many you could sweep them up and throw them away)
- N3
卓上のパン屑をはけで掃いて取り除く事はウエイトレスの仕事の一部である。
Sweeping off the bread crumbs from the table with a brush is part of a waitress's job.
- N2
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