Keyword
rub
- grate
- scratch
- scrape
- chafe
- scour
- Frequency
- #1485
- Strokes
- 17
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1185
Readings
す50%
サツ25%
こす25%
Mnemonic
A left hand tries to guess how much pressure to apply as it scrubs the pan, then has to rub harder.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
擦れ違い
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy; disagreement
Noun
擦れ違う
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict
Godan verb
擦る
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
Godan verb
擦る
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
Godan verb
擦り付ける
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to smear; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
Ichidan verb
擦り付ける
to press against; to push against; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person); to rub (something) onto; to wipe onto; to smear with; to brush on
Ichidan verb
擦り合わせ
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole; lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together; margination
Noun
擦れる
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
Ichidan verb
擦り寄る
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
Godan verb