Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

摩: chafe, rub

Also: polish, grind, scrape

JLPT N115 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

手 carries the meaning · 麻 gives the sound

15 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

マma · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 摩擦まさつfriction
  • 摩耗まもうwear; abrasion
  • 摩天楼まてんろうskyscraper
  • あん摩あんまmassage (esp. anma, a traditional form of…

さするsasuru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 摩るさするto rub; to pat; to stroke

Also read まする, する, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Lend a hand! This radical is the ultimate symbol of human action and creativity.”
More in the 手 hand story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
麻

Also built on hemp (麻)

摩 takes the 麻 family's reading, マ (ma).

手

Also built on hand (手)

All 6

Also read マ

5 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
摩 chafe · 手
vs磨 grind · 石
摩 has 手 where 磨 has 石.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mó

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

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

Pinyin mó 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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