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擦

grate
Stroke count: 17

Readings

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Kun readingす.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. grateRtK
    彼はマッチを擦ったが、すぐに消した。He struck a match, but quickly put it out.tatoeba
    マレットで叩く奏法のほか、弦楽器の弓で擦ることもある。It may be beaten with mallets or drawn with a bow of a stringed instrument.wiki
  2. rub
  3. scratch
  4. scrape
  5. chafe
  6. scour
  1. to rub
  2. to scrub
  3. to scrape
  4. to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.)
  5. to milk

Popular Usage

擦る

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · guess · house · ritual · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · crotch · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1185

Compound words

擦るこする
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk
摩擦まさつ
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
擦り傷すりきず
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
鞍擦れくらずれ
saddle sore
靴擦れくつずれ
shoe sore
擦過傷さっかしょう
abrasion
擦剥くすりむく
to skin (one's knee)
擦剝くすりむく
to skin (one's knee)
籾擦りもみすり
hulling rice
パイ擦りパイズリ
titfuck
擦りむくすりむく
to skin (one's knee)
擦り剥くすりむく
to skin (one's knee)
擦り剝くすりむく
to skin (one's knee)
擦れ擦れすれすれ
grazing
擦剥けるすりむける
to abrade
貿易摩擦ぼうえきまさつ
trade friction, trade dispute
擦りかえるすりかえる
to switch (secretly)
擦り替えるすりかえる
to switch (secretly)
擦り剥けるすりむける
to abrade
杭周面摩擦力くいしゅうめんまさつりょく
pile shaft friction
擦った揉んだすったもんだ
quarreling

Additional Examples

彼の靴は擦り減った。
His shoes are wearing thin.tatoeba
彼のオーバーは擦り切れている。
His overcoat is worn out.tatoeba
マレットで叩く奏法のほか、弦楽器の弓で擦ることもある。
It may be beaten with mallets or drawn with a bow of a stringed instrument.wiki

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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