拭う (ぬぐう, nuguu) Japanese meaning: wipe | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000拭う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 拭う | 拭わない |
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| Polite | 拭います | 拭いません |
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| Past polite | 拭いました | 拭いませんでした |
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| Past | 拭った | 拭わなかった |
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| Te-form | 拭って | 拭わないで |
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| Desire | 拭いたい | 拭いたくない |
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| Potential | 拭える | 拭えない |
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| Passive | 拭われる | 拭われない |
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| Causative | 拭わせる | 拭わせない |
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| Causative passive | 拭わせられるalso 拭わされる | 拭わせられないalso 拭わされない |
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| Volitional | 拭おう | |
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| Polite volitional | 拭いましょう | |
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| Imperative | 拭え | 拭うな |
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| Conditional | 拭えば | 拭わなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 拭ったら | 拭わなかったら |
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I wiped the sweat from my forehead with a handkerchief.
Please wipe the dust off the desk.
Usage patterns
汗を拭うto wipe away sweat
He wiped away his sweat with a towel.
涙を拭うto wipe away tears
She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
〈物〉で〈物〉を拭うto wipe something with an item such as a cloth
I wiped the wet table with a cloth.
汚名を拭うto erase a stigma or bad reputation
He worked hard to erase that stigma.
不安を拭うto dispel anxiety
Hearing that explanation dispelled my anxiety.
Expressions
口を拭うfeign innocence; play dumb · wipe one's mouth
