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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

17 strokes · frequency rank #1485

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す.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる

Common words

  1. まさつfriction1
    • Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

    • Friction between the Americans and the British mounted.

    • Friction causes a match to light.

  2. こするto rub; to scrub; to scrape2
    • Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.

    • She rubbed her eyes.

    • He rubbed his eyes with his hands.

  3. するto rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file3
    • Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.

    • She rubbed her eyes.

    • He rubbed his eyes with his hands.

  4. すりきずscratch; graze; scrape; abrasion4
    • Everything around him was blown to pieces, yet he escaped without a scratch.

    • I have a graze here.

    • She got scratches in the accident.

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