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Zach

掻き暮れる

Reading

Kana: かきくれる
Romaji: kakikureru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to be sad

Note: word usually written using kana alone; obscure term

Kanji

掻
Readings: ソウ、 か.く
Meanings: scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
暮
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

Example Sentence

その不幸(ふこう)な女性(じょせい)は涙(なみだ)にかきくれて身(み)の上話(うえばなし)をした。
➥The unhappy woman, drowned in tears, told her story.
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