Kanji

rub, paint, erase

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

マツ

Common Readings

マツ

Example sentences

抹殺 まっさつ
その不都合な事実は、権力者によって歴史から完全に抹殺された。

That inconvenient fact was completely erased from history by those in power.

一抹 いちまつ
発表を聞いて、一抹の不安が残った。

After hearing the announcement, a faint unease remained.

抹消 まっしょう
書類に誤りがあったため、名簿から彼の名前を抹消した。

Because there was an error in the document, his name was removed from the list.

抹茶 まっちゃ
京都の古いお寺で、抹茶をいただいた。

I was served matcha at an old temple in Kyoto.

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