梳すく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

comb out; card; untangle

Used for combing or carding hair, wool, or fibers to remove tangles and align them. Often implies a gentle, careful action.

• 朝あさ、髪かみを梳すくのに時じ間かんがかかる。

  It takes time to comb my hair in the morning.

• 祖そ母ぼは羊よう毛もうを梳すいて糸いとを作つくった。

  My grandmother carded wool and made yarn.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

thin out; reduce volume

Specifically for thinning hair by cutting or using thinning scissors, or reducing the bulk of fibers. Not used for general reduction.

• 美び容よう師しに髪かみを梳すいてもらった。

  I had the hairdresser thin my hair.