擦 – grate, rub, scratch

17 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1485 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 擦 means grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サツ (satsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる (suru, sureru, zure, kosuru, kosureru). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サツ	satsu
Kun’yomi	す.る	suru
Kun’yomi	す.れる	sureru
Kun’yomi	-ず.れ	zure
Kun’yomi	こす.る	kosuru
Kun’yomi	こす.れる	kosureru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: ノ・示・二・小・宀・扎・癶.

Words using 擦

擦るするto rub摩擦まさつfriction擦れるすれるto rub

Example sentences

ケリーはマッチを擦ってパイプへもっていった。

Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.

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タイヤはゴムと路面の摩擦によってすり減る。

Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

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米国人とイギリス人との間の摩擦が高まった。

Friction between the Americans and the British mounted.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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