Moto 拭: Wipe; Mop; SwabKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショク、シキ
- Kun'yomi
- ぬぐ(う)、ふ(く)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 37 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショク・シキ)
- 払拭ふっしょくwiping out; sweeping away
- 拭浄しょくじょうwiping and purifying; wiping and cleansing
- 清拭せいしきbed bath; sponge bath
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 手拭いてぬぐい(hand) towel
- 拭うぬぐうto wipe; to mop up
- 拭くふくto wipe; to dry
- から拭きからぶきpolishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
- 口を拭うくちをぬぐうto feign innocence; to feign ignorance
- 口拭きくちふきnapkin
- 尻拭いしりぬぐいcleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can
- 手拭きてふき(hand) towel; handkerchief
- 拭い去るぬぐいさるto rub out; to clean off
- 拭い取るぬぐいとるto wipe off; to wipe out
- 拭い紙ぬぐいがみwiping paper (esp. for swords)
- 拭きふきcleaner; wiper
- 拭きおとすふきおとすto wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
- 拭き取るふきとるto wipe off; to wipe up
- 拭き拭きふきふきwiping; drying
- 拭き掃除ふきそうじcleaning; scrubbing
- 拭き消すふきけすto wipe out; to erase
- 拭き落とすふきおとすto wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
- 拭き込むふきこむto wipe thoroughly; to polish
- 水拭きみずぶきwiping with a damp cloth
- 汗拭きあせふきcloth to wipe the sweat off
- 清拭ききよぶきwiping with a dry cloth after wiping with a wet cloth
- 窓拭きまどふきwindow cleaning
- 足拭きあしふきfoot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet
- 靴拭きくつふきdoormat
- 黒板拭きこくばんふきblackboard eraser
- 鼻拭きはなふきhandkerchief
Other readings
- 乾拭からぶきpolishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
- 乾拭きからぶきpolishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
- 手拭てぬぐい(hand) towel
- 拭き落すふきおとすto wipe off (e.g. dirt); to rub out
- 拭布ふきののdish towel; tea towel
- 拭紙ぬぐいがみwiping paper (esp. for swords)
- 汗拭あせふきcloth to wipe the sweat off
Kanji that often appear with 拭
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