NichiDict

擦る

N3
する
擂る摩る磨る
[suru]
Illustration for 擦る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)

2.GodanTransitive

to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

Examples

転んで膝を地面で擦ってしまって痛い。

I fell and scraped my knee on the ground, and it hurts.

子どもが眠そうに目を擦った

The child rubbed their eyes sleepily.

猫が顔を手で擦っている姿がかわいい。

The way the cat rubs its face with its paw is cute.