Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
擦る
to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
Details
Pitch Accent
す
る
Novels Top 3,100
Word Type
う-Verb
単語の種類
五段動詞
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マッチを擦って火をつける。
Strike a match to light a fire. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}
木材をなめらかにするためにヤスリで擦る。
To make the timber smooth, it is rubbed with a file. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}
習字の授業ではまず、硯で墨を擦る作業を行います。
In a calligraphy class, we first perform the task of rubbing ink on an inkstone. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}
マッチを擦った途端、暗くて見えなかった周囲が見えるようになった。
The moment I struck the match, the surroundings that were too dark to see became visible. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}
小学生の息子は帰宅するなり、手を擦りながら最新のゲームを強請ってきました。
As soon as my elementary school-aged son came home, he started rubbing his hands together and begging for the latest game. {to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)}