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擦 = 察 + 扌

擦 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grate”. It is built from 察 (guess) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1185.

Keyword
grate
RTK frame
1185
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.る, す.れる, -ず.れ, こす.る, こす.れる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
решетка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
擦 wipe

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 察 guess
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 擦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “guess” + “finger”. 擦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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