掃く|はくhaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto sweep; to brush; to cleanお前は床を掃きさえすればよい。↗You have only to sweep the floor.
- godan verb, transitive verbto gather silkworms
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 掃く(はく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 掃きます(はきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 掃かない(はかない) |
| polite (masen) | 掃きません(はきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 掃かず・掃かぬ(はかず・はかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 掃いた(はいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 掃きました(はきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 掃かなかった(はかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 掃きませんでした(はきませんでした) |
| Te form | 掃いて(はいて) |
| Potential | 掃ける(はける) |
| Passive | 掃かれる(はかれる) |
| Causative | 掃かせる(はかせる) |
| Causative passive | 掃かせられる・掃かされる(はかせられる・はかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 掃けば(はけば) |
| tara | 掃いたら(はいたら) |
| Volitional | 掃こう(はこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 掃きましょう(はきましょう) |
| Imperative | 掃け(はけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym散らかすちらかすNeutralNeutral antonym: to make a mess or leave things lying around (「部屋を散らかす」), the opposite of the tidying and cleaning that 「掃く」 describes.
- AntonymまくNeutralNeutral antonym: to scatter or sprinkle things (「水をまく」), spreading them out rather than sweeping them together as 「掃く」 does.
Use 「掃く」 for sweeping with a broom (「庭を掃く」) and for brushing a layer on (「眉を掃く」). The opposites are 「散らかす」, to make a mess, and 「撒く」, to scatter or sprinkle.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


