Memory phrase for the Kanji: 摩

摩

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Meaning rub, chafe, polish, graze, scrape, wear

Pronunciation

MA
suru

Explanation

Outside and top: hemp 麻 (Protected in the building 广 is a whole forest 林 of hemp.), below: hand 手 (cf. polish 磨)

Mnemonic
 
Take hemp into the hand for: rubbing or polishing.

Radicals

麻 hemp, flaxSince hemp is illegal, it is not stored at home, but is well hidden. So: The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp.
广 buildingRadical: madare - A similar radical 厂 stands for cliff.
林 small forest
扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
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 Vocabulary

摩する さする  To rub, to scrub, to draw near, to press
摩擦 まさつ  friction, rubbing, rubdown, chafe

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