Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 掻く(かく) in Japanese

掻く, 搔く
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かく
Romaji
kaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to scratch
    Example sentence
    最近のぼくは、「生き恥」「赤恥かくこと恐れなくなりました。 Recently I've stopped being afraid of "living in shame" and being exposed to "public ridicule".
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to perspire
    Example sentence
    背中掻いたり、噛んだりするある He has a habit of scratching his back and biting his nails.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to shovel; to paddle
    Example sentence
    かくある He has the habit of scratching his head.

Examples of 掻く, 搔く, かく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
掻く
Plain Polite
掻きます
Negative
掻かない
Negative Polite
掻きません

Past

Plain
掻いた
Plain Polite
掻きました
Negative
掻かなかった
Negative Polite
掻きませんでした

Te

Plain
掻いて
Plain Polite
掻きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

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

11 strokes

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: か.く

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13 strokes

to scratch

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: か.く

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