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Kotomora

拭

wipe, mop, swab

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショク
  • シキ

Kun'yomi

  • ぬぐ.う
  • ふ.く

Meaning

拭 centers on cleaning a surface by rubbing: wiping, mopping, or swabbing away dirt or liquid.

Most common words using 拭

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  • 拭くふく
    N3

    to wipe; to dry

  • 払拭ふっしょく

    wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

  • 拭うぬぐう
    N1

    to wipe; to mop up

  • 尻拭いしりぬぐい

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

  • 拭き取るふきとる
    N1

    to wipe off; to wipe up

  • 拭き掃除ふきそうじ

    cleaning; scrubbing

  • お尻拭きおしりふき

    baby wipes; wet wipes

  • ケツを拭くケツをふく

    to wipe one's arse

  • 乾拭きからぶき

    polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth

  • 口を拭うくちをぬぐう

    to feign innocence; to feign ignorance

  • 口拭きくちふき

    napkin

  • 床拭きロボットゆかふきロボット

    robot mop

  • 手拭きてふき

    (hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette

  • 拭い去るぬぐいさる

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

  • 拭い取るぬぐいとる

    to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

  • 拭きふき

    cleaner; wiper; eraser; cloth

  • 拭き拭きふきふき

    wiping; drying

  • 拭き消すふきけす

    to wipe out; to erase

  • 拭き落とすふきおとす

    to wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out

  • 拭き込むふきこむ

    to wipe thoroughly; to polish well

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Study

Etymology

拭 combines the hand radical 扌 with 式, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a pattern or method, suggesting a systematic wiping motion.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 式 looks like a hand holding a cloth following a pattern: wiping a surface clean.

Reading mnemonic

For ショク, imagine wiping a chalkboard with a shockingly dirty cloth: shock -> ショク, and the hand wipes away the mess.