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Kanji Detail for 摺 - "fold, rub"

  • Meaning

    摺 means "fold, rub." Also associated with pleat.

    1. Fold - To bend over; to crease.

    2. Pleat - A fold in fabric; a crease.

    3. Rub - To press and move against.

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    • Verified meaning: fold, rub
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read するさき, ならい)
    • Also carries these associations: pleat

    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.

  • Name readings of

    Surnames (するさき)Listen (ならい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rub; fold; print (on cloth)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fold, bend; twisted, curved

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 折[zhe2]; to fold

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bend, to fold; curved, twisted

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

    摺疊: To fold. Paper folded into pages is also 摺. Such as 手摺, 奏摺. | Same as 拉. To break by pulling.
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