Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1.

      to scratch

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      2.

      to perspire

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    3. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      3.

      to shovel, to paddle

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    掻く 【かく】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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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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