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擦
擦
17 strokes
Frequency: 1485
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

grate
rub
scratch
scrape
chafe
scour

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ァツ
Kun β€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
す.γ‚‹
す.γ‚Œγ‚‹
-ず.γ‚Œ
こす.γ‚‹
こす.γ‚Œγ‚‹

Common Words

擦る
ιŒ―γ‚‹
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #4559
1

to rub; to scrub; to scrape

Examples
ηŸ³γ‘γ‚“γ‚’δ»˜γ‘γ¦γ”γ—γ”γ—γ“γ™γ‚Œγ°ζ±šγ‚ŒγŒθ½γ‘γΎγ™γ€‚
Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.
ζ“¦γ‚Œι•γ†
γ™γ‚Œγ‘γŒγ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #4685
1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past

Examples
ι€šγ‚Šγ§γ™γ‚Œι•γ£γŸζ™‚η§γ‚’γ‚γ–γ¨η„‘θ¦–γ—γŸγ€‚
He deliberately ignored me when I passed him in the street.
2

to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet

3

to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict

ζ“‚γ‚‹
する
ζ‘©γ‚‹
磨る
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #5052
1

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

Examples
γ‚±γƒͺγƒΌγ―γƒžγƒƒγƒγ‚’ζ“¦γ£γ¦γƒ‘γ‚€γƒ—γΈγ‚‚γ£γ¦γ„γ£γŸγ€‚
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
γ‚γ‚ŠγŒγ­ε…¨ιƒ¨γ™γ£γ¦γ—γΎγ£γŸγ€‚
We shot our wad.
ζ‘©γ‚‹
擦る
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #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?
γ™γ‚Šγ¬γ‘γ‚‹
ζ“¦γ‚ŠζŠœγ‘γ‚‹
ζ‘Ίγ‚ŠζŠœγ‘γ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6394
1

to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to make one's way through

2

to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

ζŽ γ‚Œγ‚‹
ζ“¦γ‚Œγ‚‹
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #9682
1

to get blurred

2

to get hoarse; to get husky

3

to graze; to scrape; to touch

γ²γγšγ‚Šγ γ™
εΌ•γζ‘Ίγ‚Šε‡Ίγ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10386
1

to drag out

η£¨γ‚Œγ‚‹
ζ‘©γ‚Œγ‚‹
ζ“‚γ‚Œγ‚‹
γ™γ‚Œγ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #10876
1

to rub; to chafe

2

to wear out; to become worn

3

to lose one's innocence; to become sly

擦る
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #11516
1

to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub

2

to lay the blame on

ζ“¦γ‚Šδ»˜γ‘γ‚‹
Transitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #12689
1

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to smear

2

to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

Examples
彼は責任を友人にγͺγ™γ‚Šγ€γ‘γŸγ€‚
He fixed the blame on his friends.
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