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Kotomora

刷

printing, print, brush

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

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

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  • 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

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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.