擦
擦 — Grate
grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour
On’yomiサツ (satsu)
Kun’yomiする (suru)
Kun’yomiすれる (sureru)
Kun’yomi-ずれ (zure)
Kun’yomiこする (kosuru)
Kun’yomiこすれる (kosureru)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 擦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction; rubbing; chafing |
| 擦る | こする kosuru | to rub; to scrub; to scrape |
| 擦る | する suru | to rub; to chafe; to strike (match) |
| 擦り傷 | すりきず surikizu | scratch; graze; scrape |
Study notes
擦 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1485 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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