Keyword
grind against
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig689
Readings
(94%)
さす
(2%)
(2%)
Composed of
hemp
hand
Used in vocabulary (112 in total)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
wear; abrasion
Examples (8 in total)
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.
Friction between the Americans and the British mounted.
So-called trade friction could be avoided some day.
I think that she will discuss trade friction.
What do you think has caused the present trade friction between Japan and the U.S.?
She likes Lake Mashuu.