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Meaning of 捌く(さばく) in Japanese

捌く
Kana Reading
さばく
Romaji
sabaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to handle well; to process
    Example sentence
    たくさん作って捌ききれないから控えめにね。 If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sell; to dispose of
    Example sentence
    首相記者会見難しい質問うまくさばいた The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to prepare; to arrange; to sort
    Example sentence
    その道路現在交通量さばききれない The road is inadequate for the amount of traffic which it carries.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to prepare something for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
    Example sentence
    ゴロさばいてワンアウトする Field a grounder for one out.

Examples of 捌く, さばく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
捌く
Plain Polite
捌きます
Negative
捌かない
Negative Polite
捌きません

Past

Plain
捌いた
Plain Polite
捌きました
Negative
捌かなかった
Negative Polite
捌きませんでした

Te

Plain
捌いて
Plain Polite
捌きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
捌かれる
Plain Polite
捌かれます
Negative
捌かれない
Negative Polite
捌かれません
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Kanji in this word

10 strokes

handle, deal with, dispose of, sell, be in demand, be worldly, be frank, be sensible, be sociable, drainage, sale, demand for, eight

On'Yomi: ハツ, ハチ, ベツ

Kun'Yomi: さば.く, さば.ける, は.け

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