The kanji 抹: meaning, readings and stroke order

抹

Meaning: erase, powdered (tea)
On reading: マツ matsu
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: xoá bỏ, bột (trà) (mạt)
Japanese: けす。こなにしたちゃのまっちゃ。
Korean: 지우다, 가루차 (말)
Chinese: 抹去、抹茶

Readings, words and example sentences

マツ matsu · on reading · less common

抹まっ茶ちゃ
matcha (powdered green tea)
抹まっ茶ちゃのアイスを食べます。
I eat matcha ice cream.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.