揉 — kanji meaning “rub”
揉
rub, massage, shampoo, debate vigorously, train, coach, worry, get in trouble
- Meanings
- rub, massage, shampoo, debate vigorously, train, coach, worry, get in trouble
- On'yomi
- ジュウ (juu)
- Kun'yomi
- も.む、も.める
- Strokes
- 12
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- róu — Chinese character page
Words with 揉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揉む | もむ momu | to rub; to crumple |
| 揉める | もめる momeru | to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over) |
| 揉め | もめ mome | quarrel; trouble; dispute |
| 揉め事 | もめごと momegoto | quarrel; fight; trouble |
| 揉み合い | もみあい momiai | jostle; struggle; scuffle |
| 揉み手 | もみで momide | rubbing one's hands together |
| 揉み療治 | もみりょうじ momiryouji | (therapeutic) massage |
| 揉み出す | もみだす momidasu | to squeeze out |
| 錐揉み | きりもみ kirimomi | tailspin; spin |
| 揉み揉み | もみもみ momimomi | massage; rub |
| 揉烏帽子 | もみえぼし momieboshi | soft, crumpled, unlacquered headwear (often worn by soldiers under their helmets from the Kamakura period onward) |
| 揉み返し | もみかえし momikaeshi | muscle pain caused in reaction to excess massaging |
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