拭く|ふくfuku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto wipe; to dry
    額がくの汗あせをふきなさい。↗
    Wipe the sweat from your brow.
Conjugation
Dictionary form拭く(ふく)
Polite (masu)拭きます(ふきます)
Negative (nai)拭かない(ふかない)
polite (masen)拭きません(ふきません)
classical zu / nu拭かず・拭かぬ(ふかず・ふかぬ)
Past (ta)拭いた(ふいた)
polite (mashita)拭きました(ふきました)
Past negative (nakatta)拭かなかった(ふかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)拭きませんでした(ふきませんでした)
Te form拭いて(ふいて)
Potential拭ける(ふける)
Passive拭かれる(ふかれる)
Causative拭かせる(ふかせる)
Causative passive拭かせられる・拭かされる(ふかせられる・ふかされる)
Conditional (ba)拭けば(ふけば)
tara拭いたら(ふいたら)
Volitional拭こう(ふこう)
polite (mashou)拭きましょう(ふきましょう)
Imperative拭け(ふけ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym拭うぬぐうWrittenWritten/formal prose: wipe away sweat or tears, or figuratively dispel a stain or anxiety (「不安を拭う」).
  • Synonym拭き取るふきとるNeutralEmphasises wiping a stain off and removing it (「汚れを拭き取る」); 拭く centres on the wiping action itself.
  • Related拭い去るぬぐいさるWrittenWritten prose for wiping a stain or impression completely away (「疑念を拭い去る」).
  • Antonym塗るぬるNeutralTo spread or apply something (「薬を塗る」) — the opposite of wiping it off with 拭く.
  • Antonym汚すよごすNeutralTo make something dirty — the opposite of cleaning it by wiping with 拭く.

Use 「拭く」 for wiping with a cloth or paper (「テーブルを拭く」). To wipe a stain off, use 「拭き取る」; to wipe away sweat or tears or dispel anxiety, use 「拭う」. The opposites are 「汚す」 (make dirty) and 「塗る」 (apply).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 布ぬのや紙しで擦すり、汚よごれや水分すいぶんを取り去とりさる。
Kanji in this word
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