Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (ぐ), 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.)
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb
1.
to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars)
Usually written using kana alone2.
to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
3.
to swing (on a swing)
4.
to work (a hand pump)
5.
to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
All Forms
漕ぐ 【こぐ】
Details
こ
ぐ
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Examples
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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.
- N1
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.
- N1
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.
- N1
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.
- N1
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?
- N1
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