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焦がす (こがす): to burn, to scorch — Japanese vocabulary

焦がす is read こがす and means "to burn, to scorch". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

焦がす

Reading
こがす · kogasu
Translation
to burn, to scorch
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こがすが

Example

その亡命者は故国への思いに胸を焦がした。

そのぼうめいしゃはここくへのおもいにむねをこがした。

The exile yearned for his home.

Kanji in this word

  • 焦 — scorch, impatient

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