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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

()to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle

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

      1.

      to scratch

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to perspire

      Usually written using kana alone,

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

      3.

      to shovel, to paddle

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    掻く 【かく】

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    Examples

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      シャベルで(くるま)(うえ)(ゆき)()

      I will scrape the snow from the top of the car with a shovel.

      • N2

      (あたま)(かゆ)かったので(つめ)(あたま)()きました

      My head was itchy so I scratched it with my nails.

      • N2

      警察(けいさつ):「被害(ひがい)(しゃ)寝首(ねくび)()かれてしまったようだ…。」

      Police: 'It seems that the victim was assassinated in their sleep...' (To scratch the head of someone sleeping)

      • N2

      (ひと)(ごと):「わざと(ぼく)(はじ)()かせたアイツを絶対(ぜったい)(ゆる)すまい!」

      Monologue: 'I'll never forgive the one who deliberately tried to embarrass me!' (To shovel shame onto someone)

      • N2

      鰹節(かつおぶし)()という(ちから)(よう)する作業(さぎょう)を、(いえ)一番(いちばん)(ちから)がある(ちち)(まか)せました。

      I left the task of scratching bonito flakes, which requires strength, to my father, who is the strongest in the house.

      • N2
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