Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive 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.)
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
All Forms
擦る 【する】、摩る 【する】、磨る 【する】、擂る 【する】
Details
Pitch Accent
す
る
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マッチを擦って火をつける。
To strike a match to light a fire.
木材をなめらかにするためにヤスリで擦る。
To smooth the wood, I rub it with a file.
習字の授業ではまず、硯で墨を擦る作業を行います。
In calligraphy class, our first task is to grind the ink on an inkstone.
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, my surroundings, which had been too dark to see, became visible.
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 got home, he started rubbing his hands together and begging for the latest game.
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