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せく

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
堰く
塞く
咳く

Related to () (seshi, adjective, classical).[1]

() (seku) and () (seku) share the same origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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せく (sekuせく (seku)?godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

  1. 堰く, 塞く: (transitive) to dam
  2. 咳く: (intransitive) to cough
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Etymology 2

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Alternative spelling
急く

Pronunciation

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Verb

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せく (sekuせく (seku)?intransitive godan (stem せき (seki), past せいた (seita))

Japanese verb pair
active せかせる
mediopassive せく
  1. to rush
Conjugation
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN