刷
printing, print, brush
Readings
On'yomi
- サツ
Kun'yomi
- す.る
- -ず.り
- -ずり
- は.く
Meaning
刷 centers on the action of pressing a tool against a surface to transfer ink or remove material: printing, brushing, or scrubbing.
Most common words using 刷
20 of 124- 印刷いんさつN3
printing
- 刷新さっしん
reform; renovation
- 刷りすりN1
printing
- 刷毛はけ
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
- 印刷物いんさつぶつ
printed matter
- 刷るするN2
to print
- 刷さつ
printing; impression; issue
- 印刷所いんさつじょ
press; print shop; printing office
- 増刷ぞうさつ
additional printing; additional print run; reprint
- 凸版印刷とっぱんいんさつ
letterpress; relief printing
- 刷り込むすりこむ
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern)
- 縮刷しゅくさつ
reduced-size printing; printing in a compact format
- 印刷機いんさつき
printing press
- 色刷りいろずり
colour printing; color printing
- 別刷りべつずり
excerpt; offprint; printed separately
- 縮刷版しゅくさつばん
reduced-size edition (esp. of an unabridged compilation of a newspaper); compact edition
- 2度刷りにどずり
double bump (printing the same colour twice); double hit
- 3D印刷機スリーディーいんさつき
3D printer
- オフセット印刷オフセットいんさつ
offset printing
- オフセット印刷機オフセットいんさつき
offset printing press
Study
Etymology
刷 combines 尸 (a body or flag) with 巾 (cloth) and 刂 (knife), suggesting the action of scraping or wiping a surface with a cloth or brush. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the components point to a tool-based cleaning or printing action.
Meaning mnemonic
A flag (尸) made of cloth (巾) is being cleaned with a knife-like scraper (刂) to remove old ink, like a brush used in printing.
Reading mnemonic
For サツ, imagine a printing press that makes a sharp 'satsu' sound as it stamps each page: satsu -> サツ.