擦る

From Old Japanese,^[1][2][3] from Proto-Japonic *suru. Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *suri.

• (Tokyo) する (Atamadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

擦(す)る • (suru) transitive godan (stem 擦(す)り (suri), past 擦(す)った (sutta))

1. rub, scrub
2. strike a match
3. lose at gambling

Cognate with 掠める (kasumeru, “to rob”) and かすか (kasuka, “faint”).^[1]

• (Tokyo) かする (Nakadaka – )^[2]
• (Tokyo) かする (Heiban – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

擦(かす)る • (kasuru) transitive godan (stem 擦(かす)り (kasuri), past 擦(かす)った (kasutta))

1. to graze, to touch lightly
2. to take a cut (of profits, etc.), to exploit, to extort

Possibly a compound of こ (ko) +‎ 擦る (suru, “to rub”).^[1][4] The ko element might be 粉 (ko, “powder, flour”).^[4]

• (Tokyo) こする (Nakadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

擦(こす)る • (kosuru) transitive godan (stem 擦(こす)り (kosuri), past 擦(こす)った (kosutta))

1. to rub

   目(め)をこする

   me o kosuru

   to rub one's eyes

2. to scrub, to scour
3. to scrape, to scratch

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Unknown. A surface analysis suggests a compound with the second element being 擦る (suru, “to rub”).

First cited to a text from circa 1809-1813.^[5]

• (Tokyo) なする (Nakadaka – )^[2]
• (Tokyo) なする (Heiban – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

擦(なす)る • (nasuru) transitive godan (stem 擦(なす)り (nasuri), past 擦(なす)った (nasutta))

1. to smear, to rub on to (something), to spread over (something)

   Synonym: 塗る (nuru)

2. to lay blame on (someone), to attribute responsibility to (someone)