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A3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Auxiliary verb

(あさ)to fish, to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through, to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge

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

      1.

      to fish

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through

      Only applies to あさる
    3. Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

      3.

      to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge

      Only applies to あさる

    All Forms

    漁る 【あさる】漁る 【すなどる】漁る 【いさる】

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      カラスがゴミ(ばこ)(あさ)っています。

      The crow is scavenging through the trash can.

      ゴミ(ばこ)(あさ)っている野良(のら)(ねこ)()かけました。

      I saw a stray cat rummaging through the trash can.

      (ちち)古本(ふるほん)(あさ)ために古本市場(ふるほんいちば)()かけました。

      My father went to the secondhand bookstore market to rummage through secondhand books.

        (かぶ)()(あさ)ったものの、結果(けっか)として不利益(ふりえき)(こうむ)りました。

        Although I went on a spree buying stocks, I ended up incurring a loss.

          残飯(ざんぱん)(あさ)っている(いぬ)をかわいそうに(おも)い、()()ることにした。

          Feeling sorry for the dog that was scavenging for scraps, I decided to take it in.

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