Kanji Detail for 摩 - "rub, friction, touch"

摩

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
摩 means "rub, friction, 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.
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

ma(マ)
Kunyomi

ma.suru(ま-する)

sa.suru(さす-る)

su.ru(す-る)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

手扌 (te・tehen)
Related Keywords
rub friction touch approach polish chafe abrasion contact grind pressure resistance scrape sliding smooth wear