掻き毟る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
むし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
搔き毟る (kyūjitai)
掻きむしる

Pronunciation

Verb

()(むし) (kakimushirugodan (stem ()(むし) (kakimushiri), past ()(むし)った (kakimushitta))

  1. to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
    (かみ)()()(むし)
    kami no ke o kakimushiru
    to scratch one's hair

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN