noun, noun, used as a suffix
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub; rubbing together; blister
Refers to physical chafing, rubbing, or the resulting soreness, scratch, or blister. Often used as a suffix (pronounced ずれ) in compounds like 世間擦れ (せけんずれ, worldly-wise from rubbing against society).
See also: 世間擦れ (せけんずれ)
新しい靴で擦れができて痛い。
I got a blister from chafing with my new shoes and it hurts.
世間擦れしていない若者。
A young person who is not worldly-wise (literally, not rubbed by society).
Derived from the verb 擦れる (すれる, to be rubbed). The suffix form ずれ is a voiced variant (rendaku) common in compounds.