The kanji 擦: meaning, readings and stroke order

擦

Meaning: rub, scrape
On reading: サツ satsu
Kun reading: す（る） suru、す（れる） sureru
Strokes: 17
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chà xát, cọ (sát)
Japanese: こする。すれる。
Korean: 문지르다, 쓸리다 (찰)
Chinese: 擦、摩擦

Readings, words and example sentences

サツ satsu · on reading · less common

摩ま擦さつ
friction
摩ま擦さつの力を調べます。
We study the force of friction.

す（る） suru · kun reading · less common

擦する
to strike, to rub
マッチを 擦すります。
I strike a match.

す（れる） sureru · kun reading · less common

擦すれる
to rub, to chafe
くつが 擦すれて いたいです。
My shoes rub my feet, and it hurts.

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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.