Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 擦


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Meaning

rub, grind, grate, scrape, scrub, chafe, scour

Pronunciation

SATSU
suru/reru, kosuru

Explanation

Left: hand , right: investigate (The house- festival is investigated [festival = Meat / is put by hand on the altar /for the festival of sacrifice.]

Mnemonic

The hand investigates sth. by rubbing it.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
ceiling(Radical: ukanmuri)
festival(A body part (simplified from flesh/meat ) is put by hand on an altar at festival (of sacrifice).)
to show, altar(The radical shimesu is a simplification of show , which is a pictogram of an altar.)
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Vocabulary

摩擦 まさつ friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe
擦る かする to rub, to chafe, to file, to strike (match)
擦る こする to rub, to chafe, to file, to strike (match)
擦る する to rub, to chafe, to file, to strike (match)
擦れる すれる to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated

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