さばく
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to handle well; to handle deftly (Usually kana)
2. to deal with; to manage; to settle; to sort; to process (Usually kana)
3. to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.); to cut and trim (fish) (Usually kana)
4. to sell out (completely); to dispose of (all stock) (Usually kana)
5. to untangle; to disentangle; to part; to arrange (e.g. the hem of a kimono) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
捌く
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
さばく
Examples3
たくさん 作って も 捌き きれない から、 控えめ に ね。
If you make too many, we won't be able to sell them all, so don't go wild.
首相 は 記者会見 で 難しい 質問 を うまく さばいた。
The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
その 道路 は 現在 の 交通量 を さばき きれない。
The road is inadequate for the amount of traffic which it carries.