Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

抹: rub, paint

Also: erase

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

扌 carries the meaning · 末 gives the sound

8 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

マツmatsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 抹消まっしょうerasure; striking off; crossing out
  • 一抹いちまつa touch (of sadness, unease, etc.)
  • 抹茶まっちゃmatcha; powdered green tea
  • 抹殺まっさつelimination (of a person, group, etc.)

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
More in the 扌 hand story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
扌

Also built on hand (扌)

All 88
末

Also built on end (末)

Also read マツ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
抹 rub · 扌 + 末
vs材 lumber · 木 + 才
抹 has 扌 + 末 where 材 has 木 + 才.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mǒ

Same form: 抹 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
抹 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
抹 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin mǒ most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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