Kanji

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: grind, mash, grate

Kunyomi: す.る

Onyomi: ライ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ライカイ grinding

ライボン mortar (for grinding), mortar-shaped container

Kunyomi Examples

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.)