撫でる
N2なでる naderu
- to brush gently
- to stroke
ichidan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
抚摸;轻抚
Examples
- 母はため息をつきながら、高校一年生にもなった息子の頭をがしがしと撫でた。Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.母亲叹着气,用力揉了揉已经上高一的儿子的头。
- そよ風が彼女の顔をなでた。The breeze kissed her face.微风轻拂她的脸。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3a13a46214'); // 撫でる
{
"id": "3a13a46214",
"word": "撫でる",
"reading": "なでる",
"romaji": "naderu",
"meanings": [
"to brush gently",
"to stroke"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v1",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1498290,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "母はため息をつきながら、高校一年生にもなった息子の頭をがしがしと撫でた。",
"furigana": "{母|はは}はため{息|いき}をつきながら、{高校|こうこう}{一年生|いちねんせい}にもなった{息子|むすこ}の{頭|あたま}をがしがしと{撫|な}でた。",
"en": "Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.",
"tatoeba_id": 75710
},
{
"ja": "そよ風が彼女の顔をなでた。",
"en": "The breeze kissed her face.",
"tatoeba_id": 205979
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "7c502188a07f0bb6633579dde7ba5ceb31a5630a4117f3050b5fe083b53256ca",
"meanings": [
"抚摸",
"轻抚"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "母はため息をつきながら、高校一年生にもなった息子の頭をがしがしと撫でた。",
"zh": "母亲叹着气,用力揉了揉已经上高一的儿子的头。"
},
{
"ja": "そよ風が彼女の顔をなでた。",
"zh": "微风轻拂她的脸。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/3a13a46214",
"JMdict ent_seq 1498290; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "aeacceeedee36ede513b40afb2888cc24eaf96a1bcd248abf3a9a7043c84113b"
}
}