摩 — kanji meaning “chafe”
摩
chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
- Meanings
- chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
- On'yomi
- マ (ma)
- Kun'yomi
- ま.する、さす.る、す.る
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1252 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- mó, mā — Chinese character page
Words with 摩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction |
| 摩天楼 | まてんろう matenrou | skyscraper |
| 摩耗 | まもう mamou | wear; abrasion |
| 薩摩 | さつま satsuma | Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) |
| 志摩 | しま shima | Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture) |
| あん摩 | あんま anma | massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage) |
| 護摩 | ごま goma | homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings |
| 摩擦音 | まさつおん masatsuon | fricative; fricative consonant |
| 薩摩焼 | さつまやき satsumayaki | Satsuma porcelain |
| 摩滅 | まめつ mametsu | defacement; abrasion; wear and tear |
| 薩摩琵琶 | さつまびわ satsumabiwa | Satsuma biwa; Satsuma lute |
| 摩洛哥 | モロッコ morokko | Morocco |
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