chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

15 strokesFrequency 1,252JLPT N1Grade 8

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ま.するさす.るす.る

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Common Words

まか誤魔化す誤摩化す胡麻化すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3538
1

to deceive; to cheat; to swindle

Examples
そんな手で私の目をごまかそうとしても無駄だ。
You can't fool me with a trick like that.
2

to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook

Examples
彼らは税金を逃れるために帳じりをごまかした
They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
3

to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away

Examples
彼はそのことを笑ってごまかした
He laughed the matter away.
4

to embezzle; to pocket

擦る擂る摩る磨るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5052
1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)

Examples
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.
2

to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

Examples
ありがね全部すってしまった。
We shot our wad.
する摩る擦るTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #5552
1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

Examples
胸をさすってあげましょうか。
Would you like me to massage your chest?
擦れる磨れる摩れる擂れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #10876
1

to rub; to chafe

2

to wear out; to become worn

3

to lose one's innocence; to become sly

断末魔んまつま断末摩NounFreq #11357
1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

Examples
そうです、異常音は空冷ファンの最後の断末魔だったのです。
That's right, that strange sound was the final death scream of the cooling fan.
摩擦さつNounFreq #14568
1

Physics

friction

Examples
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.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

rubbing; chafing

3

discord; friction; strife; conflict

Examples
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.
すり替える摩り替えるりかえ掏り替える擦り替えるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15837
1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

れすれスレスレ擦れ擦れ摩れ摩れNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #16365
1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close

Examples
自動車は角をすれすれに通った。
The car just shaved the corner.
2

barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

擦り寄るすり寄る擦寄る摩り寄る摩寄るりよIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #18581
1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

魔羅摩羅NounFreq #21754
1

Buddhism

Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment

2

Buddhism

obstacle to enlightenment

3

Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial; Usu. written as マラ

penis

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