透すかす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

look through; hold up to the light

Used when holding something up to light or looking through something to see what is inside or on the other side. Often implies seeing through a thin or translucent object.

• 卵たまごを透すかして中なか身みを確かく認にんする。

  I hold the egg up to the light to check the inside.

• 彼かれは手て紙がみを光ひかりに透すかして読よもうとした。

  He tried to read the letter by holding it up to the light.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

make an opening; leave space; space out; prune

Used for creating gaps, spacing things out, or thinning out dense objects. Common in gardening (pruning branches to let light through) and formatting (spacing lines or characters).

• 木きの枝えだを透すかして日ひ当あたりを良よくする。

  I prune the tree branches to let more sunlight through.

• 行ぎょう間かんを透すかして読よみやすくする。

  I space out the lines to make it easier to read.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

fart silently

Colloquial and somewhat vulgar; used for passing gas without making a sound. Often used in casual or humorous contexts.

• 彼かれはこっそり透すかした。

  He silently farted.