撫でる
なでる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pet; to pat; to rub
- to comb (hair); to smooth down
Kanji
- 撫 stroke; pat; smooth down. Read as なでる.
Example sentences
- あの夜、彼女の肌を優しく撫でていた。
That night, I gently stroked her skin. - 母はため息をつきながら、高校一年生にもなった息子の頭をがしがしと撫でた。
Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.
Common phrases
Words containing 撫でる
- 撫で回す (なでまわす) to pat (e.g. a dog)
- 撫で斬り (なでぎり) slashing (with the blade pressed against the object)
- 撫で上げる (なであげる) to comb back
And 5 more.