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Words — 14 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to scratchUsually written using kana alone
  • 刺された
  • ところ
  • かいちゃ
  • だめ
  • はれ
  • ちゃう
  • から
Don't scratch your mosquito bite. It'll get inflamed.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to perspireUsually written using kana alone, See also 汗をかく
  • せんせい先生
  • ことば言葉
  • メアリー
  • ひやあせ冷や汗
  • かいた
The teacher's words put Mary in a cold sweat.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to shovel; to paddleUsually written using kana alone
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to scratch; to claw
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引っ掻く 【ひっかく】引掻く 【ひっかく】引っ搔く 【ひっかく】
Notes
引っ搔く: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirmUsually written using kana alone
  • その
  • どうぶつ動物
  • おり
  • から
  • 出よう
  • もがいた
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to act frantically; to make desperate effortsUsually written using kana alone
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踠く 【もがく】藻搔く 【もがく】
Notes
藻掻く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form. 踠く: Rarely-used kanji form. 藻搔く: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to paw (at) the groundUsually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail aboutUsually written using kana alone
  • きゅうち窮地
  • から
  • あが足掻き
  • 出る
He will wriggle out of the fix.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effortUsually written using kana alone
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to be embarrassed; to lose face
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恥を掻く 【はじをかく】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to perspire; to sweat
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汗を掻く 【あせをかく】汗を搔く 【あせをかく】
Notes
汗を搔く: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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あぐら 胡坐
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to sit cross-leggedUsually written using kana alone
  • おんなのこ女の子
  • あぐらをかいて
  • すわ座る
  • もの
  • ではない
A girl should not sit with her legs crossed.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
2. to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacentUsually written using kana alone, Idiomatic expression
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胡座をかく 【あぐらをかく】胡坐を掻く 【あぐらをかく】
Notes
胡坐を掻く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to snoreUsually written using kana alone
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イビキをかく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to defeatIdiomatic expression, See also 裏かく
  • どろぼう泥棒
  • けいかん警官
  • 裏をかいて
  • とうひん盗品
  • 持って
  • 逃げた
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
2. to pierce something all the way through
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裏を掻く 【うらをかく】
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くび 寝首
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep
  • いつ
  • ねくび寝首を掻かれる
  • わかった
  • もの
  • ではありません
There's no telling when she'll stab you in the back.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
2. to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
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寝首を掻く 【ねくびをかく】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to be greedy; to covet
  • そんなに
  • よく欲をかいている
  • あぶはちと虻蜂取らず
  • になっ
  • ちゃう
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
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欲を掻く 【よくをかく】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to scratch one's head (often when embarrassed or shy)
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頭をかく 【あたまをかく】
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おおはじ 大恥
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's faceSee also 大恥
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大恥を掻く 【おおはじをかく】
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to parboil; to scald
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湯掻く 【ゆがく】茹がく 【ゆがく】湯搔く 【ゆがく】
Notes
茹がく: Irregular kanji usage. 湯搔く: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Kanji — 1 found

100.0
11 strokes.
scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
Kun: か.く
On: ソウ
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