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擂る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
擦る
BOOST
Reading : する   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 87,528 which gives a rank of 7,462
擦る is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,720,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
マッチ
こす
った
すぐ
した

He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
ケリーマッチ
こす
って
パイプもっていった
Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
コーヒーどのようしましょブラックしますクリームいれます
How would you like your coffee, black or with cream?
摩る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 207,000 (about 205,000 results)
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する
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 35,900,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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磨る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 184,000,000 results)
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擂る
BOOST
Reading : する   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 238,000 (about 43,400 results)
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サツ   す to chafe, rub   すれる to wear out, to be rubbed   
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サツ    surmise, inspect   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
また again   
roof   
hand
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-    
マ   みが to polish, grind   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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to grind, to rub   
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ライ   かみなり thunder   
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フ   あめ rain   
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デン   た rice field   
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