掬
掬

scoop up water with the hand

11 strokesGrade 9

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キクコク

Kun

きく.すむす.ぶすく.うたなごころ

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Common Words

すくう掬う抄うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #7496
1

to scoop; to ladle out

すくい上げる掬い上げるすくいあげるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #25183
1

to scoop up; to dip up

Examples
彼は砂を手いっぱいにすくいあげた。
He scooped up sand by the handful.
すくい取る掬い取るすくいとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #32997
1

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

金魚すくいきんぎょすくい金魚掬いNounFreq #37971
1

goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

足をすくう足を掬うあしをすくうExpressionGodan verbFreq #38192
1

Idiomatic expression

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

Examples
波に足をすくわれた。
The waves carried me off my feet.
足元をすくう足元を掬うあしもとをすくうExpressionGodan verbFreq #47000
1

Incorr. var. of 足を掬う

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

掬い抄いすくいNounFreq #55394
1

scooping

ひとすくい一掬いNounUsually kanaFreq #74723
1

scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful

2

small ornamental spoon

すくい出す掬い出すすくいだすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #117941
1

to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle

一掬いっきくNounFreq #122062
1

small amount

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