This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サツ、す.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる
Romaji: satsu, su.ru, su.reru, -zu.re, kosu.ru, kosu.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  1485
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-14
Korean Reading:  chal
Chinese Reading:  ca1
Unicode:  64e6
JIS:  3B24

Indexes

Halpern Index: 790
Nelson Index: 2025
New Nelson Index: 2306
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c14.5
Four Corner Index: 5309.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1306
Gakken Index: 1955
Japanese Names Index: 2601
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12862
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0422
Remembering the kanji Index: 1104
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1386
Kodansha Compact Index: 931
Kanji in Context Index: 1416
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 541
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 707
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1113
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1185
Essential Kanji Index: 1709
Kodansha Kanji Index: 971
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1341
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1870

Words

摩擦 (まさつ)
friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
擦る (こする)
to rub; to scrub
摩る (さする)
to pat; to stroke; to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape; to be equal to; to be about to reach
擦る (なぞる)
to trace (drawing); to follow
擦れ擦れ (すれすれ)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin
擦る (する)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
掠る (かする)
to graze; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
擦る (なする)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub; to lay the blame on
摩擦音 (まさつおん)
fricative sound
擦れて薄くなる (すれてうすくなる)
to wear thin
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