Japanese

きむしる

かきむしる
Meaning: to scratch hard; to tear at; to scratch frantically
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掻きむしる 掻きむしない
Polite 掻きむします 掻きむしません
Past 掻きむした 掻きむしなかった
Polite + Past 掻きむしました 掻きむしませんでした
Te-form 掻きむして 掻きむしなくて
Potential 掻きむしられる 掻きむしられない
Passive 掻きむしられる 掻きむしられない
Causative 掻きむしさせる 掻きむしさせない
Imperative 掻きむしろ 掻きむしるな

Handwriting

掻
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Example

I scratched my arm because it was itchy.

Usage Notes

Describes the action of scratching strongly and repeatedly, often due to intense itching or emotional distress.

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