擦る

こする

usually kana

Readings

こする

Meanings

1.
v5r, vtto rub; to scrub; to scrape
2.
v5r, vtto repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to keep getting mileage out of
3.
v5r, vtto mash (a button); to spam (a move)

擦

N517 strokesGrade 8

石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。

Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.

Context: 擦る (こする)

Current word

擦るこする

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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