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Scratch Hand Fingers 掻 ソウ か.く Rake Comb

Kanji
Onyomi ソウ
Kunyomi か.く
English scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
Examples 藻掻く(もがく): (1) to struggle; to wriggle; to squirm; to writhe (2) to be impatient
掻き回す(かきまわす): to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb
掻く(かく): (1) to scratch (2) to perspire (3) to shovel; to paddle
引っ掻く(ひっかく): to scratch; to claw
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 手: hand
又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
虫: insect; bug; temper
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword scratch
Koohii Story 1 Insects on your crotch make your fingers want to scratch.
Koohii Story 2 "Scratching with your fingers is a possible sign of a 蚤 flea (#2681) infestation. Even when they (the drops) are gone, the urge to scratch remains."
RTK Index 2252

Tags: jlpt.n0, shouldsuspend, grades+

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