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磨り砕く (すりくだく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

磨すり砕くだく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku)

grind into powder; rub to pieces

Describes physically grinding or crushing something into fine particles by rubbing or friction.

薬やく草そうを乳にゅう鉢ばちで磨すり砕くだく。
Grind the medicinal herbs into powder with a mortar.
彼かれは石いしを磨すり砕くだいて顔がん料りょうを作つくった。
He ground stones into powder to make pigment.

Written forms

磨すり砕くだく
Standard kanji spelling for grinding or crushing into powder.
すり砕くだく
Common variant with the first kanji replaced by kana.

Kanji

磨grind, polish, scour
砕smash, break, crush

Similar words

砕くだく
砕く means to break or crush into pieces, but not necessarily into powder. 磨り砕く emphasizes grinding by rubbing.
挽ひく
挽く is used for grinding with a mill or grinder (e.g., coffee, flour), while 磨り砕く often implies manual rubbing or crushing.

Etymology

Compound of 磨る (する, 'to rub') and 砕く (くだく, 'to crush'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the components.