掻き撫でる

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
掻 撫
か
Hyōgai 		な
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
搔き撫でる (kyūjitai)
かき撫でる

掻(か)き (kaki, prefix adding emphasis to verbs) + 撫(な)でる (naderu, “to stroke, to caress”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠kʲina̠de̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

掻(か)き撫(な)でる • (kakinaderu) transitive ichidan (stem 掻(か)き撫(な)で (kakinade), past 掻(か)き撫(な)でた (kakinadeta))

  1. to stroke, to caress
  2. (of a stringed musical instrument) to strum, to pluck
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