祖父は油皿の灯を整えるために掭を使った。
My grandfather used a wick pricker to adjust the flame of the oil lamp.
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Example Sentences for 掭
Kanji 掭, meaning pricker for a lamp wick, appears in 6 Japanese example sentences with translation.
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彼は筆先をそろえるように静かに掭した。
He quietly adjusted the tip of the brush.
書き始める前に、筆を少し掭して墨を含ませた。
Before starting to write, she lightly worked the brush so it would take up some ink.
職人は細い道具で灯心を掭して火を安定させた。
The craftsman manipulated the wick with a thin tool to steady the flame.
先生は、筆先が乱れたらすぐに掭しなさいと言った。
The teacher said to straighten the brush tip at once when it starts to fray.