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摩 means 'chafe'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1291   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 48 words   Used in 94 words   Used in 654 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   マ
Kun    to chafe, rub   さす to stroke, massage   まする
⿸   flax; flux   hand  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 摩 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 摩 is used 90 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
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(read as ず) : 2 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 手ずれる
1. to have become worn
2. to be used to the ways of the world
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さす : 1 word FIND ALL
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Most common form: さする
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pat; to stroke  (often written with kana only)
2. to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 擦 less common words include 摩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1830  Joy o' Kanji : 1830  Key to Kanji:

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マ    chafe   
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マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
广
stony cliff
シュ   hand   て    た-    
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