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Japanese word 引っ掻く: to scratch / to scrape. Meanings and example sentences.

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引っ掻く (ひっかく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引っ掻く (ひっかく) means to scratch / to scrape.

See example sentences below.

引っ掻く at a glance

引っ掻く
ひっかくhikkaku
N1verb
to scratch / to scrape
引っ掻くひっかくhikkakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 引っ掻く

Core meaning

to scratch / to scrape

Basic example sentences

Example 1

猫がソファを引っ掻いた。

Translation

The cat scratched the sofa.

Example 2

かゆいところを引っ掻いてしまった。

Translation

I scratched the itchy spot.

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