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掻

掻 — so

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
긁을 소
Romanization
so
English
scratch lightly
Mandarin
sāo
Japanese on'yomi
ソウ, ショウ
Japanese kun'yomi
か.く
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
11
Variant forms
搔
Radical
手 (64, 8 residual)
Unicode
U+63BB

Japanese words with 掻

  • 掻くかく to scratch; to perspire; to shovel
  • 掻痒そうよう itch; itching
  • 掻爬そうは curettage
  • 掻灯かいともし lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine
  • 掻敷かいしき leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering
  • 掻きかき stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
  • 掻器そうき (stone) scraper
  • 藻掻くもがく to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle
  • 足掻くあがく to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder
  • 足掻きあがき struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
  • 耳掻草ミミカキグサ Utricularia bifida (species of bladderwort)
  • 藻掻きもがき struggle; writhing; wriggling

Other hanja read “소”

Other hanja with radical 手

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