# 抹 — wipe out; erase

抹 means “wipe out; erase”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: マツ (matsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: wipe out; erase
- On'yomi: マツ (matsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 6

## How to remember 抹

Sounds like 末: both read マツ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 末 tip

## Don't confuse it with

[末](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tip/) · [未](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/not-yet/) · [束](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bundle/) · [妹](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/younger-sister/)

## More in the “Hands at work 6” set

[捉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-hold-of/) · [抹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe-out/) · [搾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/press-out/) · [賜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grant/) · [頒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hand-out/) · [戴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-crowned-with/) · [拭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wipe/) · [貼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stick-on/)

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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/wipe-out/. Last updated 2026-11-01.