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    3. 掬

    掬

    掬きく.す

    scoop up water with the hand

    NTCore ConceptsKanji11 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    きく.すむす.ぶすく.うたなごころ

    On'yomi

    キクコク

    scoop up water with the hand

    扌匊

    扌
    手
    丿
    勹
    米

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    菊拘掲捌措播抱揚拘捌掲捷措捗探挺排播描抱揚掀捶掏捫揉插菊麹

    Alternative forms of this concept

    扌

    Concepts using this kanji

    掬う

    to scoop

    一掬い

    scoop (e.g. of icecream)

    一掬

    small amount

    掬い投げ

    variety of beltless arm throw

    小股掬い

    over-thigh scooping body drop

    スーパーボール掬い

    festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water

    キャラクター掬い

    festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water

    掬い

    scooping

    どじょう掬いまんじゅう

    steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher

    どじょう掬い

    scooping loaches

    掬する

    to scoop up (with both hands)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 勹
    • 扌
    • 手
    • 米

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    • 掬う
    • 一掬
    • 掬い投げ
    • 小股掬い
    • 掬する
    • スーパーボール掬い
    • キャラクター掬い
    • 掬い
    • 一掬い
    • どじょう掬いまんじゅう
    • どじょう掬い

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    • 菊
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    • 捌
    • 措
    • 播
    • 抱
    • 揚
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    • 捗
    • 探
    • 挺
    • 排
    • 描
    • 掀
    • 捶
    • 掏
    • 捫
    • 揉
    • 插
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