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    3. 漕ぐ

    漕ぐ

    漕こぐ​

    to row

    N1KMT9CoreVerb, TransitiveSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab17 strokes

    こぐ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to swing (on a swing)
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    to work (a hand pump)
    word usually written using kana alone
    5.
    to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    自じ転てん車しゃを漕こぐ。

    I pedal a bicycle.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    私わたしたちはボートを漕こいで湖みずうみを渡わたった。

    We rowed the boat across the lake.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれは急きゅうな坂さか道みちを巧たくみに自じ転てん車しゃを漕こいで登のぼっていった。

    He skillfully pedaled the bicycle up the steep hill.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    カヌーを漕こいで、自し然ぜんの中なかを進すすむのはとても気き持もちがいい。

    It feels great to paddle a canoe and advance through nature.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsNature & Environment
    毎まい日にち、自じ転てん車しゃを漕こいで通つう勤きんしているので、健けん康こうを保たもっている。

    I stay healthy because I commute by pedaling my bicycle every day.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsDaily LifeWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    漕
    こ.ぐ・はこ.ぶ…(1)
    rowing・scull・paddle
    Kanji
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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