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擦る
摩る
磨る
擂る
Readings

suru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 擦る, 擦ります
[does], will [do]
擦らない, 擦りません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 擦った, 擦りました
[did]
擦らなかった, 擦りませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 擦って, 擦りまして 擦らないで, 擦りませんで 擦らなくて
Kanjis
ON: サツ KUN: す.る, す.れる, -ず.れ, こす.る, こす.れる
grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour

Stroke: 17 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-14 FC: 5309.9


ON: KUN: ま.する, さす.る, す.る
chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-3-12 FC: 0025.5


ON: KUN: みが.く, す.る
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

Stroke: 16 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-3-13 FC: 0026.6


ON: ライ KUN: す.る
grind, mash, grate

Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-3-13 FC: 5106.6


Phrases
石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
Parts: 石鹸 (せっけん) 付ける (つける) ごしごし 擦る (こする) 汚れ (よごれ) 落ちる (おちる)
Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.