JLPT N1 · Verb

濯ぐ (susugu)

濯ぐ (すすぐ, susugu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to rinse; to wash out”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
すすぐ
Romaji
susugu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to rinse; to wash out · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · esp. 濯ぐ
  2. to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · esp. 雪ぐ

Example sentences

口をゆすいでください。
Please rinse out your mouth.
彼は汚名をそそいだ。
He vindicated his honor.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 濯ぐ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary濯ぐすすぐ susugu
Polite (~masu)濯ぎますすすぎます susugimasu
Negative濯がないすすがない susuganai
Polite negative濯ぎませんすすぎません susugimasen
Past濯いだすすいだ susuida
Polite past濯ぎましたすすぎました susugimashita
Negative past濯がなかったすすがなかった susuganakatta
Te-form濯いですすいで susuide
Potential濯げるすすげる susugeru
Passive濯がれるすすがれる susugareru
Causative濯がせるすすがせる susugaseru
Volitional濯ごうすすごう susugou
Imperative濯げすすげ susuge
Conditional (~ba)濯げばすすげば susugeba

Kanji in 濯ぐ

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 濯ぐ.

Source: JMdict entry 1581550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.