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摩耗 (まもう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
wear ; abrasion
Refers to material loss from friction or use, often in mechanical or material contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the process of wearing down.
機き
械かい
部ぶ
品ひん
は
長なが
年ねん
の
使し
用よう
で
摩ま
耗もう
し
て
しまっ
た
。
The machine parts wore down after years of use.
Written forms 摩ま 耗もう Usage 62%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form for 'wear' and 'abrasion'.
磨ま 耗もう Usage 38%
Variant spelling using 磨 (polish/grind); less common but seen in technical contexts.
Similar words 摩ま 擦さつ 摩擦 means 'friction' (the force or conflict), while 摩耗 focuses on the resulting wear or material loss.
消しょう 耗もう 消耗 is broader 'consumption' or 'exhaustion' of resources/energy; 摩耗 is specifically wear from rubbing.
Etymology Compound of 摩 (rub, chafe) and 耗 (decrease, wear out). The variant 磨耗 uses 磨 (polish, grind) with a similar meaning.
