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    3. 拭

    拭

    拭ぬぐ.う

    wipe

    KMT10Freq #2421Daily LifeHome & HousingKanji9 strokes

    組

    拭拭

    With a flourish of the hand, he demonstrated the proper style for wiping down the antique.

    Kun'yomi

    ぬぐ.うふ.く

    On'yomi

    ショクシキ

    wipemopswab

    扌式

    扌
    手
    弋
    工
    丶

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    捕拷挟括指持拾挑捕式持拾拷挟括指挑

    Alternative forms of this concept

    扌

    Concepts using this kanji

    拭く

    to wipe

    拭う

    to wipe

    払拭

    wiping out

    手拭き

    (hand) towel

    口拭き

    napkin

    口を拭う

    to feign innocence

    水拭き

    wiping with a damp cloth

    拭き取る

    to wipe off

    拭い取る

    to wipe off

    拭い去る

    to rub out

    足拭き

    foot towel

    拭き消す

    to wipe out

    黒板拭き

    blackboard eraser

    拭き落とす

    to wipe off (e.g. dirt)

    拭紙

    wiping paper (esp. for swords)

    拭き込む

    to wipe thoroughly

    拭き掃除

    cleaning

    拭布

    dish towel

    清拭

    bed bath

    清拭き

    wiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth

    床拭きロボット

    robot mop

    窓拭き

    window cleaning

    汗拭き

    cloth to wipe the sweat off

    拭浄

    wiping and purifying

    乾拭き

    polishing with a dry cloth

    お尻拭き

    baby wipes

    尻拭い

    cleaning up someone else's mess

    靴拭き

    doormat

    鼻拭き

    handkerchief

    拭き

    cleaner

    ケツを拭く

    to wipe one's arse

    拭き拭き

    wiping

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    捕

    catch

    拷

    torture

    挟

    pinch

    括

    fasten

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丶
    • 工
    • 弋
    • 扌
    • 手

    is_used_in

    • 乾拭き
    • 口拭き
    • 黒板拭き
    • 拭う
    • 拭き取る
    • 拭く
    • 鼻拭き
    • 払拭
    • 靴拭き
    • 口を拭う
    • 尻拭い
    • 手拭き
    • 拭き掃除
    • 拭き込む
    • 拭き消す
    • 汗拭き
    • 拭い取る
    • 窓拭き
    • 水拭き
    • 拭い去る
    • 拭布
    • 清拭
    • 拭き
    • 足拭き
    • 清拭き
    • 拭浄
    • 拭き拭き
    • 拭紙
    • 拭き落とす
    • 床拭きロボット
    • ケツを拭く
    • お尻拭き

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