擦 means “rub, graze”

こする · kosuru

Also: grate, scratch, scrape

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

する, すれる, こする, こすれる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サツ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 17 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) beside 察, to sense: picture fingertips rubbing something to feel what it is. 擦る is to rub, 擦り傷 is a graze on the knee, and 摩擦, rubbing against each other, is friction, even between trading nations.

Used in 擦る (kosuru, to rub), 擦り傷 (surikizu, scrape/graze), and 摩擦 (masatsu, friction)

More from Grip, Rub & Twist

• 把 grasp
• 挿 insert
• 抹 rub out
• 搾 squeeze
• 拭 wipe
• 貼 stick
• 捻 twist
• 剝 peel
• 塡 fill
• 摘 pick out
• 振 wave
• 握 grip

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