汗をかきます（あせをかきます、asewokakimasu）
- to sweat

The Japanese phrase 汗をかきます汗をかきます means "to sweat." It describes the action of the body producing sweat, typically in response to heat, physical exertion, or stress. The word 汗汗, pronounced "ase," means "sweat," and をかきます is the verb form meaning "to do" or "to perform." Therefore, 汗をかきます literally translates to "to do sweat," which is how the action of sweating is expressed in Japanese.

⚫︎ 暑いから、たくさん汗をかきました。 Translation: I sweated a lot because it was hot. ⚫︎ 運動の後、彼はたくさん汗をかいていました。 Translation: After exercising, he was sweating a lot. ⚫︎ 面接で緊張して、手が汗をかきました。 Translation: I was nervous during the interview, and my hands started to sweat.

This phrase is used in everyday conversation to describe when someone is perspiring. You can use it in various situations such as: ⚫︎ Describing the cause of sweating (e.g., heat, exercise, stress). ⚫︎ Reporting your own physical state or observing someone else's. ⚫︎ Talking about the quantity of sweat (e.g., a little, a lot). The verb form changes based on the tense and context. For instance, the past tense would be 汗をかきました汗をかきました (kakitaki), the present/future tense is 汗をかきます汗をかきます (kakimasu), and the negative form is 汗をかきません (kakimasen, "don't sweat").

⚫︎ Hiragana: 汗をかきます汗をかきます (あせをかきます) ⚫︎ Kanji and Hiragana: 汗をかきます汗をかきます (汗をかきます) – This is the most common way to write it, using the kanji for "sweat" (汗) and hiragana for the particles and the verb. ⚫︎ Okurigana: The okurigana (the hiragana following the kanji) is essential for the correct verb conjugation. The okurigana is "をかきます". There are no other variations in how the verb itself is written. The kanji 汗 is always used for "sweat."

There aren't direct synonyms for "to sweat" in the same way as in English, but you can use descriptive phrases: ⚫︎ 汗をかく汗をかきます (ase o kaku) - This is the standard form, same as 汗をかきます汗をかきます. ⚫︎ 汗が出る (ase ga deru) - "Sweat comes out," a more literal way of describing sweating. This emphasizes the output of sweat.

There is no direct antonym. However, you can describe the absence of sweating or a state of being not sweaty, such as: ⚫︎ 汗をかかない (ase o kakanai) - "Doesn't sweat," the negative form. ⚫︎ 涼しい (suzushii) - "Cool," describes the temperature that would prevent sweating. ⚫︎ 乾いている (kawaiteru) - "Dry," referring to someone not having sweat.

今日はとても暑くて、たくさん汗をかきました。 ・Translation: It was very hot today, and I sweated a lot. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the speaker sweated a lot because of the hot weather. It is a typical example of how to describe sweating in response to heat.

激しい運動をした後で、全身から汗をかきました。 ・Translation: After doing strenuous exercise, I sweated all over my body. ・Explanation: This sentence explains sweating due to rigorous physical activity. The phrase 全身から (zenshin kara) means "from the whole body", emphasizing the extent of the sweating.

The word 汗 (ase) has ancient roots in Japanese, and the use of the verb かきます (kakimasu) to describe producing bodily fluids is a long-standing pattern in the language. The combination of 汗 and かきます evolved to represent the action of sweating. The structure of the sentence, with を (o) marking the object, is a standard Japanese grammatical construct for describing an action performed on something, in this case, "sweat."