擦すりむく

す

り

む

く

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku)

Used for minor injuries where the skin is scraped or abraded, typically from a fall or rubbing against a surface. Often used for skinned knees or elbows.

転ころんで膝ひざを擦すりむいた。
I fell and skinned my knee.
肘ひじを擦すりむいて血ちが出

で

た

。

I grazed my elbow and it bled.

Written forms

擦すりむくUsage24%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the okurigana りむく makes the reading clear.
すりむくUsage68%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and for learners.
擦すり剥むくUsage8%
Uses the kanji 剥く (to peel), which fits the meaning of scraping off skin.
擦すり剝むく
Variant with the older form 剝く; rarely used in modern writing.
擦すり剥むく
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; the reading is ambiguous without context.
擦すり剝むく
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage with older kanji form; very rare.

Kanji

擦grate, rub, scratch
剥come off, peel, fade
剝come off, peel, fade

Similar words

擦すり傷きず
擦り傷 is the resulting abrasion or scratch, while 擦りむく is the action of getting such an injury.
切きる
切る means to cut with a sharp object, whereas 擦りむく implies scraping or grazing without a clean cut.

Etymology

Compound of 擦り (from 擦る, 'to rub') and むく ('to peel'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'to peel by rubbing'.