Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1252 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

Kunyomi: ま.する さす.る す.る

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

マサツ friction, rubbing, chafing, discord, friction, strife, conflict

天楼 マテンロウ skyscraper

研磨 ケンマ grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself

あん アンマ massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage), masseur, masseuse, massager, blind person

Kunyomi Examples

する まする to rub, to scrub, to scrape, to draw near, to press

さする to rub, to pat, to stroke, to massage

擦る する to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)