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抹 — 8 strokes / Radical「扌」

道
準2High school level / 8 strokes / Radical「扌」
On
マツまつ · matsu
Kun
—
Meaning
erase; grind fine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand plus a fine tip: to rub something into powder, or to rub it out.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onマツまつmatsu抹殺まっさつ抹消まっしょう一抹いちまつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 抹消まっしょう

    erasure; deletion

  • 抹茶まっちゃ

    powdered green tea

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

名簿(めいぼ)から名前(なまえ)を抹消(まっしょう)した。

The name was struck from the register.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

抹消抹茶抹消exting…茶tea把grasp扶aid抄extrac…披open拐kidnap末end沫foam茉used…秣fodder靺a leat…
CompoundRadicalReading

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