# 擦 — scrape; scratch

擦 means “scrape; scratch”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: サツ (satsu). Kun'yomi: す(る) (suru), こす(る) (kosuru). You'll see it in words such as 擦る (suru, “to rub; to chafe”).

- Meaning: scrape; scratch
- On'yomi: サツ (satsu)
- Kun'yomi: す(る) (suru), こす(る) (kosuru)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 5

## How to remember 擦

Sounds like 察: both read サツ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 察 perceive

## Words with 擦

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 擦る | する (suru) | to rub; to chafe |

## Don't confuse it with

[察](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/perceive/) · [際](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occasion/)

## More in the “Hands at work 5” set

[擦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scrape/) · [添](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/append/) · [把](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grasp/) · [呈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/submit/) · [砕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smash/) · [刈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mow/) · [縛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bind/) · [挿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insert/)

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