# 拭 — wipe

拭 means “wipe”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ショク (shoku), シキ (shiki). Kun'yomi: ぬぐ(う) (nuguu), ふ(く) (fuku). You'll see it in words such as 拭う (nuguu, “to wipe; to mop up”).

- Meaning: wipe
- On'yomi: ショク (shoku), シキ (shiki)
- Kun'yomi: ぬぐ(う) (nuguu), ふ(く) (fuku)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 6

## How to remember 拭

Sounds like 式: both read シキ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 式 formula

## Words with 拭

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 拭う | ぬぐう (nuguu) | to wipe; to mop up |
| 拭く | ふく (fuku) | to wipe; to dry |

## Don't confuse it with

[式](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ceremony/)

## 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/. Last updated 2026-11-01.