Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #1252

chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

friction
skyscraper
wear; abrasion
catnip (Nepeta cataria); catmint
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
Buddhist convent or monastery
Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
skin friction
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture)
Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
to rub; to pat
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
friction clutch
sweet potato fries
to brush against; to rub together

Example sentences

Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

Friction causes a match to light.

The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.

Would you like me to massage your chest?