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刷はく

はく · haku

verb

To daub, to brush, to touch up

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Conjugation

Polite 刷きますはきます
Polite negative 刷きませんはきません
Polite past 刷きましたはきました
Polite past negative 刷きませんでしたはきませんでした
Let us ~ 刷きましょうはきましょう
Masu-stem 刷きはき
Want to ~ 刷きたいはきたい
While ~ing 刷きながらはきながら
Te-form 刷いてはいて
Plain past 刷いたはいた
Tara-conditional 刷いたらはいたら
Progressive 刷いているはいている
Plain negative 刷かないはかない
Plain past negative 刷かなかったはかなかった
Negative te-form 刷かなくてはかなくて
Potential 刷けるはける
Ba-conditional 刷けばはけば
Imperative 刷けはけ
Volitional 刷こうはこう
Passive 刷かれるはかれる
Causative 刷かせるはかせる
Causative-passive 刷かされるはかされる

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What does 刷く mean?

To daub, to brush, to touch up.

How do you pronounce 刷く?

はく (haku). Press Listen above to hear it.

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To daub, to brush, to tou…