抹 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

rub, paint, erase

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • マツJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音mo3
  • 拼音ma1
  • 拼音mo4
  • 한글mal
  • Hán-ViệtMạt

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+62B9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌末

Words using this kanji

  • 抹消まっしょう(文字などを)消すこと。 (記載事項、登録内容などを)消して権利や資格などを喪失させること。erasure, striking off, crossing out, cancellation
  • 抹茶まっちゃ茶の葉を蒸して乾燥させ、砕いて茶臼でたもの。「抹」は「擂り潰して粉末にする」の意。matcha, powdered green tea
  • 抹殺まっさつ(原義)竹簡に書かれた文字などを削り落とすこと。 文字をすっかり消す。抹消すること。 殺すこと。殺害すること。erasure, obliteration, denial, ignoring (an opinion)
  • 抹香まっこう沈香と栴檀(または樒の皮と葉)を粉末にした。incense, incense powder
  • 抹額まっこうred headband (worn by lower rank officers)
  • 抹香鯨まっこうくじら偶蹄目マッコウクジラ科の哺乳類。sperm whale
  • 抹茶塩まっちゃじおmatcha salt
  • 抹茶色まっちゃいろsoft yellow-green, subdued pea green, tea green
  • 抹茶味まっちゃあじmatcha flavor
  • 抹香臭いまっこうくさいsmelling of incense, overly pious
  • 抹消登録証明書まっしょうとうろくしょうめいしょproof of vehicle having been registered as disposed of
  • 抹茶アイスクリームまっちゃアイスクリームgreen tea ice cream

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
Four Corner
5509.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c5.9
Heisig
694
Nelson
1870