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梳くしけずる

also: けずる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Transitive verb meaning to comb hair. The kanji 梳 is rare; the word is normally written in kana.

彼かの女じょは毎まい朝あさ、髪かみをくしけずる。
She combs her hair every morning.

Written forms

梳るUsage60%
- くしけずる
  Rare kanji spelling; the verb is almost always written in kana. The reading けずる is also given but is less common.
- けずる
くしけずるUsage40%
Standard kana spelling for this verb.
けずる
Shortened reading; may be encountered but is less common than くしけずる.

Kanji

梳comb (hair)

Similar words

梳とかす
梳かす is the more common verb for 'to comb' and is used in everyday language. 梳る is rarer and may carry a slightly more literary or old-fashioned nuance.

Etymology

Compound of くし (comb) and けずる (to shave, to scrape), literally 'to scrape with a comb'. The kanji 梳 is used specifically for combing.