Word Meaning 掻き立てる

かきたてる kakitateru

掻き立てる is read as かきたてる (kakitateru) and means to stir up.

Meaning

English

to stir up
to poke (the fire)
to beat (an egg)
to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.)
to stir
to stoke
to whip up
to fan

Reading

Kana

かきたてる

Romaji

kakitateru

Writing Variants

かき立てる かきたてる kakitateru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掻き回す

かきまわす

to rummage around

掻く

かく

to perspire

立ち止まる

たちどまる

to stop (in one's tracks)

立ち直る

たちなおる

to recover

立ち寄る

たちよる

to drop in (at)

組み立てる

くみたてる

to form (words, sentences, etc.)

立ち上がる

たちあがる

to make the initial charge

立て替える

たてかえる

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

仕立てる

したてる

to turn into a play or movie

立ち去る

たちさる

to leave

立てる

たてる

to divide by

役立てる

やくだてる

to put to use

Example Sentences

これは私の好奇心を掻き立てる。

This arouses my curiosity.

この程よい辛さが、食欲を掻き立てる。

This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite.