Illustration: In a compact apartment living room, a cat stretches upright against the end of a fabric sofa and drags one front paw downward. Its extended claws catch individual threads, leaving several fresh parallel scratches directly beneath the paw. The other paw braces against the upholstery.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

引ひっかく

hikkaku

to scratch, to claw

Example sentences

  1. 虫むしに刺さされた跡あとを引ひっかかないようにした方ほうがいいよ。

    You should try not to scratch insect bites.

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  2. 猫ねこにひっかかれました。

    I was scratched by a cat.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 猫ねこは私わたしの手てを引ひっ掻かいた。

    The cat scratched my hand.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 引

  • 引pullOnインKunひく・ひける

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