Kanji 擦: "grate, rub, scratch"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 擦

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 擦こするto rub; to scrub; to scrape · to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to keep getting mileage out of
• 擦するto rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file · to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
• 擦すれるto rub; to chafe · to wear out; to become worn
• 擦なするto rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub · to lay the blame on
• 摩ま擦さつfriction · rubbing; chafing
• 擦なすり付つけるto rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to smear · to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
• 擦すれ擦すれgrazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches · barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin
• 衣きぬ擦ずれrustling of clothes
• 擦すり傷きずscratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
• 擦すり切きれるto wear out
• 擦すり寄よるto draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to
• 擦すれ合あうto rub against; to chafe · to quarrel; to jostle (with)

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