擦る – Vocabulary details

擦する

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

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

マッチを擦すって、ろうそくに火ひをつけた。I struck a match and lit the candle.

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

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to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds

to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds

to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds

マッチを擦すって、ろうそくに火ひをつけた。

I struck a match and lit the candle.

習しゅう字じの前まえに、墨すみを擦すっておいた。

I ground the ink stick before calligraphy practice.

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