擦る

Alternative forms

• 摩る
• 磨る
• 擂る

Verb

擦る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana する, rōmaji suru)

1. rub, scrub
2. strike a match
3. lose at gambling

Alternative form

• 掠る

Verb

擦る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かする, rōmaji kasuru)

1. to graze, to touch lightly
2. to take a cut (of profits, etc.), to exploit, to extort

Verb

擦る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana こする, rōmaji kosuru)

1. to rub
2. to scrub, to scour
3. to scrape, to scratch

Verb

擦る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なする, rōmaji nasuru)

1. to smear, to rub on to (something), to spread over (something)

   Synonym: 塗る (nuru)

2. to lay blame on (someone), to attribute responsibility to (someone)

Verb

擦る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なぞる, rōmaji nazoru)

1. to trace, to copy over the lines of a model

   手 (て)本 (ほん)を擦 (なぞ)る

   tehon o nazoru

   trace over the copybook