擦

grate

Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingサツ

Kun readingす.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

grateRtK
rub
scratch
scrape
chafe
scour

to rub
to scrub
to scrape
to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.)
to milk

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

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

擦るする

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)

摩擦まさつ

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction

擦り傷すりきず

scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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Practice Writing 擦

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