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    3. 掻

    掻

    掻か.く

    scratch

    NTDaily LifeKanji11 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    か.く

    On'yomi

    ソウ

    scratchrakecombpaddlebehead

    扌

    扌
    手
    又
    口
    虫
    丨

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    捨授据捧掠掎掫掵

    Alternative forms of this concept

    扌

    Concepts using this kanji

    掻く

    to scratch

    藻掻く

    to struggle

    掻き分ける

    to push aside

    引っ掻き回す

    to rummage through

    掻き立てる

    to stir up

    足掻く

    to paw (at) the ground

    足掻き

    struggling

    掻き切る

    to cut

    掻っ切る

    to cut

    掻き消える

    to disappear

    掻き付く

    to cling to

    掻き落とす

    to scrape off

    掻き退ける

    to push aside

    水掻千鳥

    semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

    掻き均す

    to smooth out

    掻器

    (stone) scraper

    掻き

    stroke (swimming)

    掻い摘む

    to sum up

    掻い込む

    to carry under the arm

    引っ掻き反射

    scratch reflex

    掻っ払い

    pilfering

    掻っ払う

    to swipe

    頭を掻く

    to scratch one's head (often when embarrassed or shy)

    掻き壊す

    to scratch open (a wound)

    掻い暮れ

    (not) at all

    掻痒感

    itchiness

    掻い繰る

    to haul in hand over hand

    掻い掘り

    draining a pond, lake or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.)

    掻き揚げ城

    small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat

    掻敷

    leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

    耳掻草

    Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)

    掻痒

    itch

    掻灯

    lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine

    掻い潜る

    to slip through

    掻痒症

    pruritus

    斗掻き

    strickle (rod used to sweep excess grain from the brim of a measure)

    掻爬

    curettage

    掻っ攫う

    to snatch (and run)

    隔靴掻痒

    being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)

    藻掻き

    struggle

    麻姑掻痒

    things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)

    鼾を掻く

    to snore

    掻き毟る

    to tear off

    掻っ穿る

    to dig up

    掻い撫で

    superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.)

    掻っ捌く

    to cut

    蜜蓋掻き器

    capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丨
    • 又
    • 口
    • 扌
    • 手
    • 虫

    is_used_in

    • 掻っ攫う
    • 藻掻く
    • 隔靴掻痒
    • 掻き立てる
    • 掻き毟る
    • 掻く
    • 掻痒
    • 掻い繰る
    • 引っ掻き回す
    • 掻っ払い
    • 掻い摘む
    • 掻爬
    • 掻い掘り
    • 掻い撫で
    • 足掻く
    • 掻き切る
    • 掻き分ける
    • 掻っ払う
    • 掻い込む
    • 掻き均す
    • 掻き退ける
    • 掻き消える
    • 掻き落とす
    • 掻い潜る
    • 足掻き
    • 麻姑掻痒
    • 掻っ穿る
    • 鼾を掻く
    • 蜜蓋掻き器
    • 掻っ切る
    • 掻灯
    • 掻き壊す
    • 耳掻草
    • 藻掻き
    • 掻っ捌く
    • 水掻千鳥
    • 掻き揚げ城
    • 掻き付く
    • 掻敷
    • 掻き
    • 引っ掻き反射
    • 掻い暮れ
    • 掻器
    • 掻痒症
    • 掻痒感
    • 斗掻き
    • 頭を掻く

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