足掻く

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
か > が
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
足搔く (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

() (a, foot, older combining form of ashi) + () (kaku, to scratch)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

()() (agakugodan (stem ()() (agaki), past ()()いた (agaita))

  1. to paw at the ground, to struggle
    武庫(むこ)(がはの) 水尾(みをを)急嘉(はやみと) (あか)(ごまの) 足何久(あがく)(たぎちに) (ぬれに)祁流(ける)(かも) [Man'yōgana]
    武庫(むこ)(がは)の 水脈(みを)(はや)みと 赤駒(あかごま)の 足掻(あが)たぎちに ()れにけるかも [Modern spelling]
    <Muko1gapa no2 mi1wo wo payami1 to2 akago1ma no2 agaku tagi1ti ni nurenike1ru kamo1>
    → Mukogawa no mio o hayami to akagoma no agaku tagichi ni nurenikeru kamo
    Owing to the rapidness of the deep flow of Muko River, how wet I got by the splashes from my red horse's pawing!

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