あがき

あ

が

き

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

struggling; floundering; pawing

usually written using kana alone

Refers to desperate physical or mental struggling, often in a hopeless situation. Also used for animals pawing the ground. The kana form is standard.

彼かれのあがきも虚むなしく、チームは負まけてしまった。
His desperate struggling was in vain, and the team lost.
馬うまが門もんの前まえであがきをしている。
The horse is pawing at the ground in front of the gate.