汗をかく

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あせ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
汗を掻く

Etymology

From (ase, sweat) +‎ (wo, accusative case particle) +‎ 掻く (kaku, dummy verb).

Verb

(あせ)をかく • (ase o kakugodan (stem (あせ)をかき (ase o kaki), past (あせ)をかいた (ase o kaita))

  1. (of body) to sweat
    たくさん(あせ)をかく()(かん)(しょう)」という(びょう)()もある。
    Takusan ase o kaku “takanshō” to iu byōki mo aru.
    There is also an illness called "hyperhidrosis" when one sweats too much.
  2. to cold sweat
  3. to form moisture due to condensation of water vapor
    ガラスが(あせ)をかく
    garasu ga ase o kaku
    Moisture is forming on the glass.
  4. (idiomatic) to work hard, to spare no effort
    Synonyms: 努力, 尽力

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