Mogaku

JLPT N1

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

藻掻く (Mogaku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto act frantically; to make desperate efforts

Examples

  • She struggled to get up.

  • I struggled to get out of the subway.

  • The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 藻掻く

seaweedscratch

Related words

to scratchshaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)seaweedalgaeseaweeds