Kanji

漕

漕

rowing, scull, paddle

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こぐ, はこぶ

Example sentences

漕ぐ こぐ
天気 が 良かった ので 、 公園 の 池 で ボート を 漕いだ 。

The weather was good, so we rowed a boat on the pond in the park.

舟 ふね
静かな 湖 で 小さな 舟 を 漕ぐ 。

Rowing a small boat on a quiet lake.

漕ぎ出す こぎだす
彼 は 一人 で ボート を 漕ぎ出した 。

He set out in the boat by himself.

潮 うしお
船 は 荒い 潮 の 中 に 漕ぎ出した 。

The ship sailed out into the rough sea tide.

漕ぎ着ける こぎつける
長い 交渉 の 末 、 ようやく 合意 に 漕ぎ着けた 。

After long negotiations, we finally managed to reach an agreement.

波瀾曲折 はらんきょくせつ
この プロジェクト は 波瀾曲折 を 経て 、 ようやく 完成 に 漕ぎ着けた 。

This project went through many ups and downs and finally reached completion.

阿漕 あこぎ
そんな 阿漕 な 商売 を 続けていては 、 いつか 報い を 受ける だろう 。

If you continue such an unscrupulous business, you'll eventually pay the price.

Example Vocabulary

漕ぐ

こぐ

to row; to pedal

船を漕ぐ

ふねをこぐ

漕ぎ出す

こぎだす

to row out, to launch (a boat), to start rowing

自転車を漕ぐ

じてんしゃをこぐ

漕ぎ着ける

こぎつける

to manage to reach a stage; to bring to a conclusion; to reach a point after effort

舟を漕ぐ

ふねをこぐ

漕ぎ手

こぎて

阿漕

あこぎ

unscrupulous; greedy; heartless

漕ぎつける

こぎつける

立ち漕ぎ

たちこぎ

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