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Kanji: 掻
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KANJI

掻

11 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

かく

ON 音

ソウ

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	Not included on the JLPT test
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level Pre-1 (covers about 3,000 Kanji)
Grade:	Not a Joyo kanji
Radical:	手(扌龵) Radical name: て（てへん）
Meaning:	Scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	掻(か)く	to scratch, to perspire
N1	掻(か)き回(まわ)す	to stir up, to churn, to ransack, to disturb
N1	引(ひ)っ掻(か)く	to scratch
N1	藻掻(もが)く	to struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient

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