Japanese

ひく
Meaning: to grind; to saw
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 挽く 挽かない
Polite 挽きます 挽きません
Past 挽いた 挽かなかった
Polite + Past 挽きました 挽きませんでした
Te-form 挽いて 挽かなくて
Potential 挽ける 挽けない
Passive 挽かれる 挽かれない
Causative 挽かせる 挽かせない
Causative + Passive 挽かされる 挽かされない
Imperative 挽け 挽くな

Handwriting

挽
く

Example sentences

My daily routine is to grind coffee beans during the quiet morning hours.
鋸を使って太い丸太を挽いた。
I sawed a thick log using a saw.
昔の人は石臼で粉を挽いていた
People in the old days used to grind flour with a stone mortar.
毎朝、新鮮なコーヒーを淹れるためにコーヒー豆を挽いています。
I grind coffee beans every morning to brew fresh coffee.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to grinding (like coffee beans or meat) or sawing wood.

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