擦

Meaning

擦 centers on two surfaces moving against each other with pressure: grating, rubbing, scratching, scraping, chafing, or scouring. All meanings share the idea of friction and abrasion.

• 擦るこする
  N3

  to rub; to scrub; to scrape

• 摩擦まさつ
  N2

  friction

• 擦るする
  N1

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

• 擦れすれ
  N2

  chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub; rubbing together; blister

• 擦り傷すりきず

  scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion

• 擦り付けるなすりつける

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

• 擦り付けるこすりつける

  to press against; to push against; to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)

• 擦れるすれる
  N1

  to rub; to chafe

• 擦れるこすれる

  to be rubbed

• 阿婆擦れあばずれ

  bitch; shameless woman

• 擦り寄るすりよる

  to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

• 擦り切れるすりきれる

  to wear out

• 擦りこすり

  rubbing; scrubbing; scraping

• 擦過傷さっかしょう

  abrasion; scratch; graze

• 世間擦れせけんずれ

  worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

• 乾布摩擦かんぷまさつ

  rubdown with a dry towel

• 冷水摩擦れいすいまさつ

  rubdown with a wet towel; cold-water rubbing

• 動摩擦どうまさつ

  kinetic friction

• 周面摩擦しゅうめんまさつ

  skin friction

• 塗擦とさつ

  rubbing an ointment into the skin

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