Word Meaning 擦り付ける

こすりつける kosuritsukeru

擦り付ける is read as こすりつける (kosuritsukeru) and means to strike (a match).

Meaning

English

  1. to strike (a match)
  2. to press against
  3. to push against
  4. to nuzzle against (e.g. dog nosing a person)
  5. to rub (something) onto
  6. to wipe onto
  7. to smear with
  8. to brush on

Reading

Kana

こすりつける

Romaji

kosuritsukeru

Writing Variants

  • こすり付ける こすりつける kosuritsukeru
  • 擦りつける こすりつける kosuritsukeru
  • 擦りつける すりつける suritsukeru
  • 擦り付ける すりつける suritsukeru
  • 摺り付ける すりつける suritsukeru
  • 摩り付ける すりつける suritsukeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 117722 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擦る

する

to lose (e.g. a match)

擦る

こする

to rub

擦り切る

すりきる

to use up (all one's money)

擦り傷

すりきず

scratch

擦文文化

さつもんぶんか

Satsumon culture

擦れ合う

すれあう

to rub against

擦り合い

なすりあい

recrimination

擦文

さつもん

brush-mark pattern (scraped into the surface of earthenware with wood)

擦り半

すりばん

fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near

擦過傷

さっかしょう

abrasion