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かいくる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かいくる

also: かいぐる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

haul in hand over hand

usually written using kana alone

Describes pulling something in by repeatedly grasping and pulling, as with a rope or net. Often used in fishing or maritime contexts.

漁りょう師しが網あみをかいくる。
The fisherman hauls in the net hand over hand.
ロープをかいくるようにして船ふねを岸きしに引ひ

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寄よ

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They pulled the boat to shore by hauling the rope hand over hand.

Written forms

かいくるUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 掻い繰る is rare.
掻い繰る
- かいくる
  Rare kanji spelling; 搔い繰る is listed as a search-only variant.
- かいぐる
かいぐる
Rare voiced reading variant.

Kanji

掻scratch, rake, comb
繰winding, reel, spin

Similar words

手た繰ぐる
手繰る also means to haul in hand over hand, but is more common and less specific to the 'hand over hand' nuance; かいくる emphasizes the repetitive pulling motion.

Etymology

Compound of 掻い (kai, prefix adding emphasis or repetitive action) and 繰る (kuru, 'to reel in, to wind'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with pulling in a rope or net by hand.