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Kanji Detail for 摩 - "rub, friction"

摩

  • Meaning

    摩 means "rub, friction." Also associated with touch.

    1. Rub - To move something back and forth against a surface.

    2. Friction - The resistance from rubbing.

    3. Touch - To come into contact with.

    4. Approach - To come near; to get close.

  • Words using 摩

    • 摩擦 まさつ Listen friction; rubbing; chafing
    • 摩る さする Listen to rub; to pat; to stroke

  • Four-character idioms with 摩

    • 揣摩臆測 しまおくそく Listen conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground

  • Tattoo check: 摩

    • Verified meaning: rub, friction
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: touch

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chafe; rub; polish; grind; scrape

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rub, scour, grind; friction

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 摩挲[ma1 sa5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to scour, to rub, to grind; friction

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To rub. Such as 摩拳擦掌. | Passing close by is 摩. Such as people being close described as 耳鬢撕摩. High mountains have 摩天嶺, same meaning. | Mutual discussion is 摩. Such as 摩練, 摩厲. Hence, learning from each other is 觀摩. Also, meaning to cater to. Such as 揣摩風氣.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ma(マ) マ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ma.suru(ま-する) ま-する

    sa.suru(さす-る) さす-る

    su.ru(す-る) す-る

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    rub friction touch approach polish chafe abrasion contact grind pressure resistance scrape sliding smooth wear

Sentences including 摩

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