拭

wipe

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingショク、シキ

Kun readingぬぐ.う、ふ.く

to wipe
to mop up
to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.)
to dispel (e.g. shame)
to erase

Radicals and components

Radical手hand 扌variant

Components

How it's built

拭

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · style · arrow (矢) · craft (工)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 695

Compound words

拭うぬぐう

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

to wipe; to dry

払拭ふっしょく

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

乾拭からぶき

polishing with a dry cloth

乾拭きからぶき

polishing with a dry cloth

口拭きくちふき

鼻拭きはなふき

から拭きからぶき

polishing with a dry cloth

黒板拭きこくばんふき

blackboard eraser

拭き取るふきとる

Additional Examples

親は病気の子供の顔をスポンジで拭ってやった。

The mother sponged her sick child's face.tatoeba

もう君の尻拭いはごめんだ。

I'm fed up with always backing you up.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 拭

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step