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Kanji Detail for 摩 - "rub, friction, touch"
摩
- Meaning
摩 means "rub, friction, touch."
Rub - To move something back and forth against a surface.
Friction - The resistance from rubbing.
Touch - To come into contact with.
Approach - To come near; to get close.
- 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.
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