I Love Kanji擦る (suru)
擦る (する, suru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to rub; to chafe”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- する
- Romaji
- suru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) · godan verb, transitive
- to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 擦る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 擦る | する suru |
| Polite (~masu) | 擦ります | すります surimasu |
| Negative | 擦らない | すらない suranai |
| Polite negative | 擦りません | すりません surimasen |
| Past | 擦った | すった sutta |
| Polite past | 擦りました | すりました surimashita |
| Negative past | 擦らなかった | すらなかった suranakatta |
| Te-form | 擦って | すって sutte |
| Potential | 擦れる | すれる sureru |
| Passive | 擦られる | すられる surareru |
| Causative | 擦らせる | すらせる suraseru |
| Volitional | 擦ろう | すろう surou |
| Imperative | 擦れ | すれ sure |
| Conditional (~ba) | 擦れば | すれば sureba |
Kanji in 擦る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 擦る.
摩擦まさつfriction擦れるすれるto rub
Source: JMdict entry 1595910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.