引(ひ)っ掻(か)く

ひっかく
verb (godan, transitive)
to scratch; to claw
1. to scratch; to claw
To scrape or rake with nails or claws, often causing marks or injury. Used for both humans and animals.
猫(ねこ)に腕(うで)を引(ひ)っ掻(か)かれた。
I got scratched on the arm by the cat.
蚊(か)に刺(さ)されたところを引(ひ)っ掻(か)いてしまった。
I scratched the spot where I was bitten by a mosquito.
爪(つめ)で壁(かべ)を引(ひ)っ掻(か)くような音(おと)がした。
There was a sound like scratching the wall with nails.

CONJUGATION:

  • 引(ひ)っ掻(か)く → 引(ひ)っ掻(か)かない (negative)
  • 引(ひ)っ掻(か)く → 引(ひ)っ掻(か)いて (te-form)
  • 引(ひ)っ掻(か)く → 引(ひ)っ掻(か)いた (past)

FORMATION:
Compound verb: 引(ひ)く (to pull) + 掻(か)く (to scratch)

The 引(ひ)っ- prefix intensifies the scratching action.

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 爪(つめ)で引(ひ)っ掻(か)く - to scratch with nails
  • 猫(ねこ)に引(ひ)っ掻(か)かれる - to be scratched by a cat
  • 傷(きず)を引(ひ)っ掻(か)く - to scratch a wound

KANJI NOTE:
掻(か)く is often written in hiragana as かく due to the complexity of the kanji 掻(か).

Related Words

Related: 掻(か)く (to scratch)
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Added 2026.1.18 22:35 · Revised 2026.2.3 23:48
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