Word Meaning 掻き回す

かきまわす kakimawasu

掻き回す is read as かきまわす (kakimawasu) and means to rummage around.

Meaning

English

to rummage around
to throw into confusion
to throw into chaos
to disturb
to stir
to churn
to poke (a fire)
to disturb (water)

Reading

Kana

かきまわす

Romaji

kakimawasu

Writing Variants

かき回す かきまわす kakimawasu
掻きまわす かきまわす kakimawasu
搔き回す かきまわす kakimawasu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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掻く

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乗り回す

のりまわす

to drive (a car) around

回す

まわす

to dial (a telephone number)

振り回す

ふりまわす

to abuse (one's power)

見回す

みまわす

to look around

追い回す

おいまわす

to chase about

回らす

めぐらす

to notify (orally or in writing)

なめ回す

なめまわす

to lick all over

なで回す

なでまわす

to pat (e.g. dog)

回りだす

まわりだす

to begin to turn

手を回す

てをまわす

to use one's influence

こまを回す

こまをまわす

to spin a top