Word · 単語
拭う
Reading ぬぐう
to wipe
- 1 to wipe, to mop up
- 2 to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.), to dispel (e.g. shame), to erase, to remove
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
彼女は涙をぬぐった。
She wiped away her tears.
ジェインは目の涙をぬぐった。
Jane brushed the tears from her eyes.
彼の額の汗をぬぐった。
He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
彼は額の汗を拭った。
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
彼女はほこりを拭うのに湿った布を使った。
She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.