The kanji 拭: meaning, readings and stroke order

拭

Meaning: wipe
On reading: ショク shoku
Kun reading: ぬぐ（う） nuguu、ふ（く） fuku
Strokes: 9
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: lau, chùi (thức)
Japanese: ふく。ぬぐう。
Korean: 닦다 (식)
Chinese: 擦、擦拭

Readings, words and example sentences

ショク shoku · on reading · less common

払ふっ拭しょく
wiping away (worry or doubt)
不安を 払ふっ拭しょくします。
I wipe away my worries.

ぬぐ（う） nuguu · kun reading · less common

拭ぬぐう
to wipe
あせを 拭ぬぐいます。
I wipe off my sweat.

ふ（く） fuku · kun reading

拭ふく
to wipe, to clean
まどをきれいに 拭ふきます。
I wipe the window clean.

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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.