Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
掬うto scoop, to ladle out
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to scoop, to ladle out
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
掬う 【すくう】、抄う 【すくう】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
す
く
う
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池の水を手で掬って飲む。
To scoop and drink water from a pond by hand.
スプーンでイチジクの果肉をすくう。
To scoop out the fig pulp with a spoon.
波に足を掬われて危うく溺れ死んでしまうところでした。
The waves scooped up my feet and I nearly drowned.
この地域ではざるを使ってドジョウをすくう体験をする場所が多くあるそうだ。
There are many places in the area that offer the experience of scooping up loach using a colander.
もしかしたらさじで砂糖を掬う時に間違えて塩を掬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.
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