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擦: rub

rub; scrape
17 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 6 words here

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する・すれる・ずれ・こする・こすれる

擦る(こする) "rub"; 擦る(する) "strike (a match)". 擦れる(すれる) "chafe"; 擦り傷(すりきず) "scrape", 擦れ違う(すれちがう) "pass each other". さつ in 摩擦(まさつ) "friction".

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Key words

摩擦まさつfriction
擦るこするto rub
擦り傷すりきずscrape; abrasion
擦れるすれるto chafe; to rub
擦れ違うすれちがうto pass each other

Example sentences

I fell and got a scrape on my knee.

I was sleepy and rubbed my eyes.

Friction arose between the two countries over trade.

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