# 掻 — Scratch

Frequency rank 2371 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 脆 (Brittle), less common than 羞 (Disgrace).

- On’yomi: そう、しょう
- Kun’yomi: かく
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XIX of XX

In words:

- 掻く かく — to scratch,to perspire
- 掻き回す かきまわす — to stir up;to churn;to ransack;to disturb
- 藻掻く もがく — to struggle;to wriggle;to be impatient

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