Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あせ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
汗を掻く

Etymology edit

From (ase, sweat) +‎ (wo, accusative case particle) +‎ 掻く (kaku, dummy verb).

Verb edit

(あせ)をかく (ase o kakugodan (stem (あせ)をかき (ase o kaki), past (あせ)をかいた (ase o kaita))

  1. (of body) to sweat
    たくさん(あせ)をかく多汗症(たかんしょう)」という病気(びょうき)もある。
    Takusan ase o kaku “takanshō” toiu byōki mo aru.
    There is also an illness called "hyperhidrosis" when one sweats too much.
  2. cold sweat
  3. formation of moisture due to condensation of water vapor
    ガラスが(あせ)をかく
    garasu ga ase o kaku
    A lot of moisture forming on the glass
  4. (idiomatic) to work hard, to spare no effort
    Synonyms: 努力, 尽力

Conjugation edit