擦る

する

Also written 擂る, 磨る, 摩る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

Kanji

• 擦 chafe. Read as する.

Example sentences

• あいつ、上司に胡麻を擂ってやがる。
  He is buttering up to his boss.
• 彼はマッチを擦ったが、すぐに消した。
  He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
• トムはマッチを擦った。
  Tom lit a match.
• トムはマッチを擦ってろうそくに火をつけた。
  Tom lit a match and then lit the candle with it.
• トムは煙草に火をつけようとマッチを擦ったが、マッチが湿気っていて、何回擦っても火はつかなかった。
  Tom tried lighting his cigarette with a match, but because it has gotten wet, it would not light no matter how often he tried.

Common phrases

• 擦りつける to press against
• 胡麻を擂る to flatter

Related forms

• 擦れる (すれる) to rub (intransitive partner)

Words containing 擦る

• 擦りむく (すりむく) to skin (one's knee)
• 擦り切れる (すりきれる) to wear out
• 擦り寄る (すりよる) to draw close to

And 5 more.

Word lists

• Written

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