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刷る (する, suru) Japanese meaning: print | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 刷る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 刷す る 刷す らない Polite 刷す ります 刷す りません Past polite 刷す りました 刷す りませんでした Past 刷す った 刷す らなかった Te-form 刷す って 刷す らないで Desire 刷す りたい 刷す りたくない Potential 刷す れる 刷す れない Passive 刷す られる 刷す られない Causative 刷す らせる 刷す らせない Causative passive 刷す らせられる also 刷す らされる 刷す らせられない also 刷す らされない Volitional 刷す ろう Polite volitional 刷す りましょう Imperative 刷す れ 刷す るな Conditional 刷す れば 刷す らなければ Tara conditional 刷す ったら 刷す らなかったら
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I printed one hundred business cards.
This poster needs to be printed again.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 〈 数かず 〉 部ぶ 刷す る to print a certain number of copies of something
We printed a thousand copies of the flyer.
名めい 刺し を 刷す る to print business cards
I had new business cards printed.
版はん 画が を 刷す る to print a woodblock print
He printed the woodblock print himself.
型かた で 刷す る to block-print (fabric) using a mold
The kimono pattern is block-printed using a mold.
Kanji 摺 rub, fold, print (on cloth) Related words 印刷する is the general, formal verb for printing anything from documents to books, while 刷る is a more concrete, everyday verb for producing printed copies.
プリントする is a casual loanword verb often used for printing from a computer or printer, whereas 刷る sounds more like traditional or professional printing.
染める means to dye or color cloth generally, while 刷る specifically refers to applying a pattern with a wooden block or mold.
Don't confuse with 擦る is a homophone meaning to rub or chafe, completely unrelated to 刷る's meaning of printing.
刷る means 'to print,' and though it is pronounced the same as 掏る (to pickpocket), the two verbs are unrelated in meaning.
Word family· 34 printing; print
print on; stencil; rub in · instill; imprint; engrave in one's mind
proof printing; proof sheet
proof printing; proof sheet; trial print
Written forms 刷す る
Standard modern spelling for printing copies, pages, cards, posters, and similar materials.
摺す る
Attested alternate spelling; especially associated with traditional printing, woodblock printing, or craft techniques rather than ordinary modern office printing.
Etymology The historical derivation is uncertain. The spelling 刷る is conventionally associated with printing, while 摺る is associated with rubbing or block-printing techniques in traditional contexts.
pre-printing; printing one color before others
Show 7 more offprint; separate print; excerpt
printed matter; printed material
additional printing after the main print
hand-printing; printing by hand
early edition; first print run · advance copy
actual printing; main printing
stone rubbing; rubbed copy from stone
