掻く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kak- (to scratch). Cognate with 書く (kaku, write).

Pronunciation

Verb

掻く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かく, rōmaji kaku)

  1. to scratch (e.g one's head)
     (あたま) ()
    atama o kaku
    to scratch one's head
  2. to perspire
     (あせ) ()
    ase o kaku
    to sweat

Conjugation

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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