NichiDict

かく

N3
掻く
搔く
[kaku]
Illustration for 掻く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to scratch

2.GodanTransitive

to perspire

3.GodanTransitive

to shovel; to paddle

Examples

蚊に刺されたところを掻いた

I scratched where the mosquito bit me.

暑くて何度も汗を掻いてしまう。

It's so hot I keep sweating again and again.

猫が壁の柱を爪で掻いてしまった。

The cat scratched the pillar.