Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass).
  2. to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
擦る する
 
摩る する
 
磨る する
 
擂る する

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grate, rub, scratch
こす.る す.る サツ (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
guess, presume, surmise
サツ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ まつ.る まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)