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Kotomora

摺

rub, fold, print (on cloth)

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes14

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

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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.