Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
漕ぐto row, to scull, to paddle, to pedal (e.g. bicycle), to swing (on a swing), to operate a hand pump, to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars)
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to swing (on a swing)
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to work (a hand pump)
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
All Forms
漕ぐ 【こぐ】
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ぐ
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公園で子供がブランコを漕いでいる。
Children are swinging on swings in the park.
僕の父の趣味は、自転車を漕ぐことです。
My father's hobby is pedaling his bicycle.
毎日ボートを漕いでいるので腕がムキムキです。
I row a boat every day, so my arms are super muscular.
前の船に追いつくべく、私たちはオールを全力で漕いでいる。
We're rowing with everything we've got to catch up to the boat ahead.
少し漕げば岸に着くのに、なんで彼らはボートを漕ぐのを諦めたんだろう…。
They could've reached the shore with just a little more rowing, so why did they give up?
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