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N3 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

掬(すく)うto scoop, to ladle out

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to scoop, to ladle out

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    掬う 【すくう】、抄う 【すくう】

    Details

      • す

      • く

      • う

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    Examples

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      池(いけ)の水(みず)を手(て)で掬(すく)って飲(の)む。

      To scoop and drink water from a pond by hand.

      • N3

      スプーンでイチジクの果肉(かにく)をすくう。

      To scoop out the fig pulp with a spoon.

      • N3

      波(なみ)に足(あし)を掬(すく)われて危(あや)うく溺(おぼ)れ死(し)んでしまうところでした。

      The waves scooped up my feet and I nearly drowned.

      • N3

      この地域(ちいき)ではざるを使(つか)ってドジョウをすくう体験(たいけん)をする場所(ばしょ)が多(おお)くあるそうだ。

      There are many places in the area that offer the experience of scooping up loach using a colander.

      • N3

      もしかしたらさじで砂糖(さとう)を掬(すく)う時(とき)に間違(まちが)えて塩(しお)を掬(すく)ってしまったかもしれません。

      Perhaps I scooped up the salt by mistake when I scooped up the sugar with the spoon.

      • N2

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