Moto 藻掻く (もがく)to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle
- to struggle; to writhe; to wriggleGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
- to act frantically; to make desperate effortsGodan verb with 'ku' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 藻掻く
- 藻Seaweed; DuckweedRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 掻Scratch; Rake; CombRead with its kun'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 藻もalgae; waterweed
- 海藻かいそうseaweed
- 藻類そうるいseaweed; algae
- けい藻土けいそうどdiatomaceous earth; diatomite
- カナダ藻カナダもwaterweed (any aquatic plant of genus Elodea, esp. common waterweed, Elodea canadensis)
- クリプト藻クリプトそうcryptophyte
- ハプト藻類ハプトそうるいhaptophyte
- 三日月藻みかづきもClosterium (genus of algae)
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