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かざす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft
And then, everyone holds their swords up over their heads.
2. to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something
Do not hold your hands over the fire.
3. to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
Alt. forms
かざす
83%
翳かざす
16%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 2170
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)
Examples (9 in total)
Do not hold your hands over the fire.
I held my hands out over the bonfire to warm up.
Please hold your card over the ticket gate.
And then, everyone holds their swords up over their heads.
When you hold up a light, footprints stand out even in the darkness.
Tom held his hands in front of the heater.
While saying this and that, the professor held the crystal up to the light.
Then he raised his right hand high toward the sky and shouted.
I raise my hand to block the dust and trash flying toward me.