Moto 摩: Chafe; Rub; PolishKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- マ
- Kun'yomi
- ま(する)、さす(る)、す(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 106 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (マ)
- 摩擦まさつfriction; rubbing
- あん摩あんまmassage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
- 摩天楼まてんろうskyscraper
- 摩耗まもうwear; abrasion
- 薩摩芋さつまいもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- あん摩マッサージ指圧師あんまマッサージしあつしlicensed masseur; licensed masseuse
- 三摩耶さんまやtime
- 三摩耶形さんまやぎょうobject or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
- 三摩耶戒さんまやかいprecepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
- 僧伽藍摩そうがらんまBuddhist convent or monastery
- 冷水摩擦れいすいまさつrubdown with a wet towel; cold-water rubbing
- 削摩さくまdenudation
- 動摩擦どうまさつkinetic friction
- 周面摩擦しゅうめんまさつskin friction
- 多摩弁たまべんTama dialect
- 夜摩天やまてんheaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
- 天を摩するてんをまするto soar high (building, etc.)
- 式叉摩那しきしゃまなprobationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment)
- 志摩しまShima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
- 按摩あんまmassage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)
- 按摩さんあんまさんmasseuse; masseur
- 按摩マッサージ指圧師あんまマッサージしあつしlicensed masseur; licensed masseuse
- 按摩師あんましmasseuse; masseur
- 按摩機あんまきmassage machine
- 按摩膏あんまこうmassaging plaster
- 揣摩憶測しまおくそくconjectures and surmises; speculation
- 揣摩臆測しまおくそくconjectures and surmises; speculation
- 摩ご羅迦まごらがmahoraga (protectors of Buddhism depicted as giant serpents)
- 摩するまするto rub; to scrub
- 摩利支まりしMarici
- 摩利支天まりしてんMarici (Buddhist god of war)
- 摩多またvowel (in the Siddham script)
- 摩尼まにjewel; pearl
- 摩尼宝珠まにほうじゅjewel; pearl
- 摩尼珠まにじゅjewel; pearl
- 摩崖仏まがいぶつBuddha figure carved on a rock face
- 摩損まそんwear and tear; abrasion
- 摩擦クラッチまさつクラッチfriction clutch
- 摩擦係数まさつけいすうcoefficient of friction
- 摩擦力まさつりょくfrictional force
- 摩擦熱まさつねつfrictional heat
- 摩擦的失業まさつてきしつぎょうfrictional unemployment
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 摩るさするto rub; to pat
- 手摩れるてずれるto have become worn
- 摩り切りすりきりlevelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
- 摩り切るすりきるto cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing
- 摩り切れるすりきれるto wear out
- 摩り寄るすりよるto draw close to; to edge up to
- 摩り替えるすりかえるto switch (secretly); to substitute
- 摩り枯らしすりからしserious abrasion; wearing out (of clothes)
- 摩り込むすりこむto rub in (e.g. cream into the skin)
- 摩れすれchafing; sore
- 摩れるすれるto rub; to chafe
- 摩れ合うすれあうto rub against; to chafe
Other readings
- 乾布摩擦かんぷまさつrubdown with a dry towel
- 寒風摩擦かんぷうまさつrubdown with a dry towel
- 摩りつけるなすりつけるto rub on; to rub against
- 摩り付けるなすりつけるto rub on; to rub against
- 摩寄るすりよるto draw close to; to edge up to
- 摩尼教マニきょうManichaeism
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