Japanese

さらう
Meaning: to dredge; to clean out; to drag for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 浚う 浚わない
Polite 浚います 浚いません
Past 浚った 浚わなかった
Polite + Past 浚いました 浚いませんでした
Te-form 浚って 浚わなくて
Potential 浚える 浚えない
Passive 浚われる 浚われない
Causative 浚わせる 浚わせない
Causative + Passive 浚わされる 浚わされない
Imperative 浚え 浚うな

Handwriting

浚
う

Example

Once a year, the villagers gather to dredge the river bottom.

Usage Notes

Used for cleaning out built-up sediment or debris from the bottom of a body of water like a river, pond, or well.

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