摩

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

マ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さす.るす.るま.する

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:15

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1252

Vocabulary

マ

Word	Reading	Meaning
摩擦	マサツ	friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife; conflict
断末摩	ダンマツマ	one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
摩天楼	マテンロウ	skyscraper
研摩	ケンマ	grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
摩耗	マモウ	wear; abrasion

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
摩れ摩れ	すれすれ	grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin
誤摩化す	ごまかす	to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away; to embezzle; to pocket
薩摩芋	さつまいも	sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
薩摩芋	サツマイモ	sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
摩る	さする	to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

hemp, flax, numb

curriculum, continuation, passage of time

calendar, almanac

witch, demon, evil spirit

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

administer, conduct, manipulate, palm of hand, rule

boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly