Practice JLPT
擦
JLPT N1 Kanji

擦 — grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

  • JLPT N1
  • 17 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 手
  • #1485 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
サツ
Kun'yomi
す.るす.れる-ず.れこす.るこす.れる

Example words

  • 摩擦まさつfriction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
  • 擦るする(1) to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) (2) to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
  • 擦るこするto rub; to scrub
  • 擦れるすれる(1) to rub; to chafe (2) to wear out; to become worn (3) to lose one's innocence; to become sly