Japanese symbol for “wiper”
拭き
ふき
Romaji: fuki
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cloth
In Japanese, wiper is 拭き, read ふき (fuki).
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Meanings
- n-suf cleaner; wiper; eraser; cloth
- n-suf cleaning; wiping; polishing
Written forms: 拭き. Readings: ふき、ぶき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 払拭 | ふっしょく fusshoku | wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating |
| 拭く | ふく fuku | to wipe; to dry |
| 拭う | ぬぐう nuguu | to wipe; to mop up |
| 尻拭い | しりぬぐい shirinugui | cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake |
| 拭き取る | ふきとる fukitoru | to wipe off; to wipe up |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.