掬
掬: scoop up
scoop up
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キク・コク
Kunきくす・むすぶ・すくう・たなごころ
Kun verb 掬う (すくう, to scoop with the hand or a net); not to be confused with 救う (すくう, to save).
Key words
掬うすくうto scoop up
金魚掬いきんぎょすくいgoldfish scooping
掬い上げるすくいあげるto scoop up
一掬いっきくa handful (of water)
Example sentences
川の水を両手で掬って、ひと口飲んだ。
I scooped up river water in both hands and took a sip.
夏祭りの金魚掬いで、三匹も取れた。
At the summer festival's goldfish scooping, I caught as many as three.
自信がありすぎると、思わぬところで足を掬われる。
If you are overconfident, you get tripped up where you least expect it.