godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used for scratching an itch or a surface with nails or claws.
蚊に刺されたところをかかないでください。
Please don't scratch the mosquito bite.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 汗をかく (to sweat).
See also: 汗をかく
運動してたくさん汗をかいた。
I exercised and sweated a lot.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used in specific contexts like shoveling snow or paddling a boat; often appears in compound verbs or set phrases.
雪をかいて道を作る。
Shovel snow to make a path.
ボートをかいて川を渡った。
We paddled the boat across the river.