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掬

掬: scoop up

scoop up
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Readings

On
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

I scooped up river water in both hands and took a sip.

At the summer festival's goldfish scooping, I caught as many as three.

If you are overconfident, you get tripped up where you least expect it.

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