藻掻く、踠く、藻搔く
もがく
mogaku
JMdict entry #1012490
- Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
- Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
地下鉄から出るのに私はもがいた。
chika tetsu kara deru no ni watakushi ha mogai ta 。
I struggled to get out of the subway.
少年は警察官からのがれようとしてもがいた。
shounen ha keisatsu kan kara nogareyou to shi te mo ga i ta 。
The little boy struggled to free himself from the policeman.
ライオンはオリから出ようともがいた。
raion ha ori kara deyou to mogai ta 。
The lion struggled to get out of his cage.
その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。
sono doubutsu ha ori kara deyou to mogai ta 。
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
彼女は立ちあがろうと、もがいた。
kanojo ha tachiagarou to 、 mogai ta 。
She struggled to get up.