捌く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
捌
さば
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Verb

捌(さば)く • (sabaku) godan (stem 捌(さば)き (sabaki), past 捌(さば)いた (sabaita))

  1. to disentangle; to separate
  2. to cut (meat, fish, etc.) into pieces
    魚(さかな)を捌(さば)く
    sakana o sabaku
    clean and dress a fish
  3. to handle (something) skillfully; to deal with a difficult situation; to behave in an outstanding manner
    仕事(しごと)を捌(さば)く
    shigoto o sabaku
    handle a job skillfully
  4. to sell out (a stock of goods)

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