摺
rub, fold, print (on cloth)
Readings
On'yomi
- ショウ
- シュウ
- ロウ
Kun'yomi
- す.る
- ひだ
Nanori
- する
- ずり
Meaning
摺 centers on pressing and moving a surface against another: rubbing, folding by creasing, or printing on cloth by pressing a pattern onto it.
Most common words using 摺
- 引き摺り込むひきずりこむ
to drag in; to pull in
- 信夫摺しのぶずり
clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
- 合羽摺りかっぱずり
printing (on paper) with stencils
- 墨摺りすみずり
woodblock printing done with black ink only; woodblock print made with black ink only
- 引き摺り回すひきずりまわす
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
- 捩摺もじずり
Chinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)
- 摺り染めすりぞめ
method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials
- 摺り込み染めすりこみぞめ
coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner
- 摺動しゅうどう
sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface
- 摺師すりし
woodblock printer
- 摺本しょうほん
folded book
- 摺箔すりはく
impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
- 木摺りきずり
wood lath
- 笈摺おいずり
thin, sleeveless overgarment worn by pilgrims
- 籾摺りもみすり
hulling rice
- 草摺くさずり
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
- 藍摺りあいずり
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
- 藍摺絵あいずりえ
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
- 雑巾摺りぞうきんずり
skirting board (in a Japanese-style room); baseboard
- 靴摺りくつずり
door sill; threshold plate
Study
Etymology
摺 combines 扌 (hand) with 習, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of repeated action. The character expresses rubbing or folding by hand, and later printing on cloth by pressing.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand 扌 beside 習 (learn, practice) suggests repeated hand movements: rubbing, folding, or pressing patterns onto cloth through practiced motion.
Reading mnemonic
For ショウ, imagine folding a show program: show -> ショウ, and your hands crease the paper neatly.