# 摩 — rub; chafe

摩 means “rub; chafe”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: マ (ma). Kun'yomi: さす(る) (sasuru).

- Meaning: rub; chafe
- On'yomi: マ (ma)
- Kun'yomi: さす(る) (sasuru)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 4

## How to remember 摩

Sounds like 麻: both read マ.

Parts: 麻 hemp · 手 hand

## Don't confuse it with

[歴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/past-record/) · [磨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scrub/) · [暦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calendar/)

## More in the “Hands at work 4” set

[擁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stand-by/) · [摩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rub/) · [撲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slap/) · [絞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/squeeze/) · [揚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hoist/) · [覆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overturn/) · [抽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw-out/) · [据](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-in-place/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rub/. Last updated 2026-11-01.