Kanji

擦

grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

する, すれる, -ずれ, こする, こすれる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら

Common Readings

サツ, す…る, す…れる

Example sentences

擦る する
マッチ 擦って ろうそく つけた

I struck a match and lit the candle.

擦れる すれる
長年 使い込んだ ので 表紙 擦れて 文字 読めなく なった

The book's cover became worn from years of use, making the letters unreadable.

擦りつける なすりつける
自分 失敗 同僚 擦りつけた

He pinned his own failure on his colleague.

摩擦 まさつ
二つ 物体 接触 する 摩擦 生じる

Friction occurs when two objects come into contact.

擦り傷 すりきず
転んで 擦り傷 できた

I fell and got a scrape on my knee.

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