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Verbs 2: handling things — 動詞 2・物を扱う

Grip, wrap, pile up, tear, stick, dig — the hands at work. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

にぎる verb
握る to grip, grasp
つかむ verb
掴む to grab, seize
だく verb
抱く to hold in one's arms, embrace
つむ verb
積む to pile up, load
かさねる verb
重ねる to stack, layer
やぶる verb
破る to tear; to break (a rule)
やぶれる verb
破れる to tear, rip
はる verb
貼る to stick, paste
はがす verb
剥がす to peel off
ほる verb
掘る to dig
うめる verb
埋める to bury, fill in
そそぐ verb
注ぐ to pour
こぼす verb
零す to spill
なでる verb
撫でる to stroke, pat
たたく verb
叩く to hit, knock, tap
なぐる verb
殴る to punch, hit
ける verb
蹴る to kick
ひっぱる verb
引っ張る to pull, drag
しぼる verb
絞る to wring, squeeze
けずる verb
削る to shave, sharpen; to cut (a budget)
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Verbs 2: handling things — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
to dig
verb
to hit, knock, tap
verb
to tear; to break (a rule)
verb
to grab, seize
verb
to stack, layer
verb
to wring, squeeze
verb
to shave, sharpen; to cut (a budget)
verb
to tear, rip
verb
to spill
verb
to punch, hit
verb
2    What does it mean?
握る
引っ張る
積む
抱く
埋める
注ぐ
剥がす
貼る
撫でる
蹴る
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