拭
拭

wipe, mop, swab

9 strokesFrequency 2,421Grade 8

On

ショクシキ

Kun

ぬぐ.うふ.く

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Common Words

拭くふくTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2534
1

to wipe; to dry

Examples
額の汗をふきなさい。
Wipe the sweat from your brow.
拭うぬぐうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3305
1

to wipe; to mop up

Examples
彼は額の汗を拭った。
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
2

to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase; to remove

払拭払しょくふっしょくふっしき (払拭)NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #13403
1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

拭き取るふき取るふきとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #18466
1

to wipe off; to wipe up

Examples
テーブルの汚れをスポンジでふき取って下さい。
Please sponge the mess up off the table.
手ぬぐい手拭い手拭てぬぐいNounFreq #26595
1

(hand) towel

尻拭い尻ぬぐいしりぬぐいNounFreq #26680
1

cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake

Examples
もう君の尻拭いはごめんだ。
I'm fed up with always backing you up.
2

Literal meaning

ass-wiping; arse-wiping

拭い去るぬぐい去るぬぐいさるGodan verbFreq #28472
1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

口を拭うくちをぬぐうExpressionGodan verbFreq #43054
1

Idiomatic expression; From wiping one's mouth and feigning innocence after sneaking a bite of food

to feign innocence; to feign ignorance

2

to wipe one's mouth

拭い取るぬぐい取るぬぐいとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #44637
1

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

拭き掃除ふきそうじNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #49505
1

cleaning; scrubbing

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