足掻き

あがき

Meanings

1. Noun struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

Kanji

• 足 foot
• 掻 scratch. Read as かく.

Example sentences

• 借金で足掻きがとれない。
  He is up to his ears in debt.
• 足掻きがとれない。
  She is struggling helplessly.

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