Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 摩

摩

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Meaning

 rub, chafe, polish, graze, scrape, wear

Pronunciation

 MA
suru

Explanation

 Outside and top: hemp 麻 (Protected in the building 广 is a whole forest 林 of hemp.), below: hand 手 (cf. polish 磨)

Mnemonic

Take hemp into the hand for: rubbing or polishing.

Radicals

麻 hemp, flax
广 building(Radical: madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.)
林 small forest
扌 hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ)
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Vocabulary

摩する さする To rub, to scrub, to draw near, to press
摩擦 まさつ friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe

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