This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: マ、ま.する、さす.る、す.る
Romaji: ma, ma.suru, sasu.ru, su.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  200
Frequency:  1252
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-3-12
Korean Reading:  ma
Chinese Reading:  ma1
Unicode:  6469
JIS:  4B60

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3175
Nelson Index: 5392
New Nelson Index: 2264
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q12.6
Four Corner Index: 0025.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1830
Gakken Index: 1074
Japanese Names Index: 2428
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12613P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0363
Remembering the kanji Index: 639
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1380
Kodansha Compact Index: 852
Kanji in Context Index: 1415
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2030
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2740
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 646
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 689
Essential Kanji Index: 1783
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3938
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 547
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1768

Words

薩摩 (さつま)
Satsuma (ancient province located in present-day Kagoshima prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
摩耗 (まもう)
wear; abrasion
摩擦音 (まさつおん)
fricative sound
あん摩 (あんま)
massage, esp. the Anma Japanese type of massage; masseur; masseuse; massager; blind person (as many were traditionally massagers)
薩摩の守 (さつまのかみ)
traveling while deliberately not paying a fare (travelling)
摩擦 (まさつ)
friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
摩天楼 (まてんろう)
skyscraper
護摩 (ごま)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning cedar sticks before an idol to ask for blessings
摩滅 (まめつ)
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
擦れ合う (すれあう、こすれあう)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
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