こする
Also written 擦る, 錯る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to rub; to scrub; to scrape
- to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to keep getting mileage out of
- to mash (a button); to spam (a move) (esp. in fighting games)
Example sentences
- 家に入る前に彼女はくつをこすってきれいにした。
She scraped her shoes clean before she entered the house. - 汚れた手で目をこすってはいけません。
Never rub your eyes with dirty hands. - いすで床をこすらないでちょうだい。
Don't scrape your chair on the floor. - 石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off. - 彼は車を角の電柱でこすって傷をつけてしまった。
He scraped his car on the utility pole at the corner.
Common phrases
Related forms
- こすれる to be rubbed (intransitive partner)
Words containing こする
- 当てこする (あてこする) to insinuate