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軋: to creak

to creak; friction
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Readings

On
アツ
Kun
きしる・きしむ

軋む (きしむ) is the common verb for creaking; 軋轢 (あつれき) is a fixed word for friction between people.

Key words

軋むきしむto creak; to squeak
軋轢あつれきfriction; discord
軋るきしるto grate; to creak
軋みきしみcreak; strain

Example sentences

The old floorboards creak with every step.

In the new department, friction had arisen with colleagues.

In the middle of the night I woke to the sound of a rusty gate grating.

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