刮
刮

scrape off

8 strokes

On

カツ

Kun

こそ.げるけず.る

Dictionary

Common Words

根こそぎねこそぎ根刮ぎFreq #12277
1

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots

Examples
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
Pull the plant up by the roots.
2

Common noun; As 〜にする

eradicating; rooting out

3

Adverb (fukushi)

all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch

Examples
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
こそぐ刮ぐTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #36516
1

to scrape off; to shave off

刮目かつもく活目NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #36557
1

close attention; (watching with) keen interest

こそげ取る刮げ取るこそげとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #100737
1

to scrape off

Examples
ジャガイモの皮をこそげ取ってください。
Please scrape the skin off the potatoes.
かっさ刮痧カッサNounUsually kanaFreq #106286
1

gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)

こそげる刮げるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #202588
1

to scrape off; to shave off

刮眼かつがんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #207370
1

Rare term

close attention; (watching with) keen interest

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