擦る
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
Other spellings
擂る
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
する
Examples6
ケリー
Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
ありがね
We shot our wad.
彼
He struck a match.
彼
He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
彼
No sooner had he struck the match than the bomb exploded.
トム
Tom gambled away a fortune in one night.