— chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

  • JLPT N1
  • 15 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 手
  • #1252 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomi
ま.するさす.るす.る

Example words

  • 摩擦まさつfriction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
  • 摩るさする(1) to pat; to stroke (2) to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape (3) to be equal to (4) to be about to reach