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chafe
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingマ
Kun readingま.する、さす.る、す.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. chafeRtK
    日米間の摩擦は緩和の方向に向かっています。Frictions between Japan and the U.S. are easing up for a change.tatoeba
    私は彼女が貿易摩擦について話すと思う。I think that she will discuss trade friction.tatoeba
  2. rub
  3. polish
  4. grind
  5. scrape
  1. to rub
  2. to pat
  3. to stroke
  4. to massage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hemp · cave · grove (林) · tree (木) · wood (木) · hand (手)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 689

Compound words

薩摩芋さつまいも
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
摩るさする
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
摩擦まさつ
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
あん摩あんま
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; massager; blind person
摩天楼まてんろう
skyscraper
按摩あんま
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
護摩ごま
homa
削摩さくま
denudation
摩耗まもう
wear
摩訶まか
greatness
揣摩しま
conjecture
羯摩かつま
karma
薩摩焼さつまやき
Satsuma porcelain
薩摩閥さつまばつ
Satsuma clan
三摩耶さんまや
time
摩洛哥モロッコ
Morocco
阿摩彌姑あまみきよ
Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
誤摩化すごまかす
to deceive
薩摩の守さつまのかみ
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
薩摩琵琶さつまびわ
Satsuma biwa
薩摩揚げさつまあげ
satsuma-age
三摩耶形さんまやぎょう
object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
筑摩薄荷ちくまはっか
catnip (Nepeta cataria)
貿易摩擦ぼうえきまさつ
trade friction, trade dispute

Additional Examples

私たちは多摩動物園に行った。
We went to the Tama Zoo.tatoeba
今にも両国間に貿易摩擦が生じそうだ。
Trade friction might arise between the two nations at any moment.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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