擦る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 擦る | 擦らない |
| Polite | 擦ります | 擦りません |
| Past polite | 擦りました | 擦りませんでした |
| Past | 擦った | 擦らなかった |
| Te-form | 擦って | 擦らないで |
| Desire | 擦りたい | 擦りたくない |
| Potential | 擦れる | 擦れない |
| Passive | 擦られる | 擦られない |
| Causative | 擦らせる | 擦らせない |
| Causative passive | 擦らせられるalso 擦らされる | 擦らせられないalso 擦らされない |
| Volitional | 擦ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 擦りましょう | |
| Imperative | 擦れ | 擦るな |
| Conditional | 擦れば | 擦らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 擦ったら | 擦らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
rub; scrape; strike (match); file; frost (glass)
Broad physical sense: rub two surfaces together, scrape, strike a match, file down, or frost glass. The specific meaning depends on the object.
マッチを擦って火をつけた。
I struck a match and lit it.
I file down the metal corner with a file.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
squander money; run through a fortune; lose by gambling
Used for wasting money, especially through gambling or reckless spending. Often appears as 金を擦る or 財産を擦る.
He squandered all his money on horse racing.
He struck a match and lit the candle.
I ended up losing a lot of money betting on horse races.
I was sleepy and rubbed my eyes over and over.
He gambled away his entire fortune.
削る means to shave or whittle material away, whereas 擦る focuses on the friction between two surfaces without necessarily removing anything.
擦る (する) describes rubbing or chafing with real friction, while 掠る (かする) is a light, glancing contact that barely touches the surface.
擂る means to grind or crush with a mortar and pestle, whereas 卸す refers to grating something like daikon or ginger against a grater.
graze; scratch; skin
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in older texts.
Often used for grinding or grating, such as ごまを擂る (grind sesame seeds).