透かす【すかす】
Frequency rank: 18,475. – 18,547.
- to look through
- to hold up to the light
- to make an opening; to leave space; to space (lines); to prune (trees)
- to fart without making a sound
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 透かす【すかす】Frequency rank: 18,475. – 18,547.
- すかすFrequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to look through
- to hold up to the light
- to make an opening; to leave space; to space (lines); to prune (trees)
- to fart without making a sound
This meaning is used when observing something by looking through an object, often implying a clarity or transparency.
This meaning refers to the action of holding an object up to the light to examine its qualities, such as clarity or transparency.
This meaning indicates creating or maintaining distance or gaps, whether in written work or in gardening.
This meaning refers to the act of passing gas discreetly, indicating a lack of noise during the action.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すかし透かしみる見るto look throughひかり光にすかす透かすto hold up to the lightすかしぼり透かし彫りopenwork carvingすきま隙間をすかす透かすto leave space betweenせん線をすかす透かすto space linesすかし透かしきり切りpruning (to leave space)すかす透かすようにはなす話すto talk indirectly (leaving space for interpretation)むおん無音ですかす透かすto fart silentlyひかり光をすかして透かしてみる見るto look through lightくうかん空間をすかして透かしてかんじる感じるto feel through space
Example sentences
6 results
Uh-oh. He knew I was lying - saw right through me. I didn't know what to say.