Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (る), 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.)
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (る), Transitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)
う-verb (る), 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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