掻く
Japanese
Kanji in this term |
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掻 |
か Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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搔く (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kaku (“to scratch”). Cognate with 書く (kaku, “write”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かく [káꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "掻く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
Stem forms | |||
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Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) | 掻く | かく | [káꜜkù] |
Imperative (命令形) | 掻け | かけ | [káꜜkè] |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 掻かれる | かかれる | [kàkáréꜜrù] |
Causative | 掻かせる | かかせる | [kàkáséꜜrù] |
Potential | 掻ける | かける | [kàkéꜜrù] |
Volitional | 掻こう | かこー | [kàkóꜜò] |
Negative | 掻かない | かかない | [kàkáꜜnàì] |
Negative perfective | 掻かなかった | かかなかった | [kàkáꜜnàkàttà] |
Formal | 掻きます | かきます | [kàkímáꜜsù] |
Perfective | 掻いた | かいた | [káꜜìtà] |
Conjunctive | 掻いて | かいて | [káꜜìtè] |
Hypothetical conditional | 掻けば | かけば | [káꜜkèbà] |
Verb
掻く • (kaku) transitive godan (stem 掻き (kaki), past 掻いた (kaita))
- to scratch (e.g one's head)
- 頭を掻く
- atama o kaku
- to scratch one's head
- 頭を掻く
- (non-productive) Dummy verb for various nouns.
- 汗を掻く
- ase o kaku
- to sweat
- あぐらをかく
- agura o kaku
- to sit crosslegged
- なきべそをかく
- nakibeso o kaku
- to be on the verge of tears
- 恥をかく/恥をかかせる
- haji o kaku/haji o kakaseru
- to feel shame in public; to humiliate
- 汗を掻く
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in hiragana.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "掻く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 掻か | かか | kaka |
Continuative (連用形) | 掻き | かき | kaki |
Terminal (終止形) | 掻く | かく | kaku |
Attributive (連体形) | 掻く | かく | kaku |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 掻け | かけ | kake |
Imperative (命令形) | 掻け | かけ | kake |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 掻かれる | かかれる | kakareru |
Causative | 掻かせる 掻かす | かかせる かかす | kakaseru kakasu |
Potential | 掻ける | かける | kakeru |
Volitional | 掻こう | かこう | kakō |
Negative | 掻かない | かかない | kakanai |
Negative continuative | 掻かず | かかず | kakazu |
Formal | 掻きます | かきます | kakimasu |
Perfective | 掻いた | かいた | kaita |
Conjunctive | 掻いて | かいて | kaite |
Hypothetical conditional | 掻けば | かけば | kakeba |
References
- “掻”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō