拭
wipe, mop, swab
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
20 of 32- 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
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.