すくう・掬う・抄うsukuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto scoop; to ladle out
2. godan verb, transitive verbto trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

• Synonym汲み取るくみとるNeutralDraws or scoops out liquid, but is the usual word for reading someone's feelings, as in 「気持ちを汲み取る」; 「掬う」 is about scooping up from below with a hand or spoon.
• Synonymすくい上げるすくいあげるNeutralStresses bringing something up and out, as in 「金魚をすくい上げる」; figuratively, gathering up opinions and giving them weight.
• Synonym汲み上げるくみあげるNeutralFor drawing liquid up from below, typically well water or pumping; figuratively, drawing on the opinions of subordinates or the public.
• Synonymすくい取るすくいとるNeutralStresses scooping something out and taking it away, as in 「アクをすくい取る」; figuratively, selecting one thing from among many.
• Related汲むくむNeutralUsed for drawing or ladling water and pouring drinks, as in 「水を汲む」, and for consideration, as in 「意を汲む」; 「掬う」 is not limited to liquids.

Use 「掬う」 for scooping up from below with a hand, spoon or net; it also means tripping someone up, as in 「足を掬う」. For drawing water use 「汲む」, for reading feelings 「汲み取る」, and for pumping well water 「汲み上げる」.

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1. 液体えきたいや粉こななどの一部分いちぶぶんを手てや椀わんなどを用もちいて下したから取とる。
2. 下したから上うえ、または横よこへと払はらう。