掻き回す (kakimawasu)
掻き回す (かきまわす, kakimawasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stir; to churn”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- かきまわす
- Romaji
- kakimawasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to stir; to churn; to poke (a fire); to disturb (water) · godan verb, transitive
- to rummage around · godan verb, transitive
- to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos; to disturb · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 掻き回す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 掻き回す | かきまわす kakimawasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 掻き回します | かきまわします kakimawashimasu |
| Negative | 掻き回さない | かきまわさない kakimawasanai |
| Polite negative | 掻き回しません | かきまわしません kakimawashimasen |
| Past | 掻き回した | かきまわした kakimawashita |
| Polite past | 掻き回しました | かきまわしました kakimawashimashita |
| Negative past | 掻き回さなかった | かきまわさなかった kakimawasanakatta |
| Te-form | 掻き回して | かきまわして kakimawashite |
| Potential | 掻き回せる | かきまわせる kakimawaseru |
| Passive | 掻き回される | かきまわされる kakimawasareru |
| Causative | 掻き回させる | かきまわさせる kakimawasaseru |
| Volitional | 掻き回そう | かきまわそう kakimawasou |
| Imperative | 掻き回せ | かきまわせ kakimawase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 掻き回せば | かきまわせば kakimawaseba |
Kanji in 掻き回す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 掻き回す.
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Source: JMdict entry 1399880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.