擦こする

こする kosuru

to rub
to chafe
to file
to frost (glass)
to strike (match)

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

擦；摩擦

Examples

Furigana

石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.
用肥皂用力擦，污渍就会掉。
Tatoeba #142354
いすで床ゆかをこすらないでちょうだい。
Don't scrape your chair on the floor.
请不要用椅子摩擦地板。
Tatoeba #229129

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0a81eafbf4'); // 擦る

{
  "id": "0a81eafbf4",
  "word": "擦る",
  "reading": "こする",
  "romaji": "kosuru",
  "meanings": [
    "to rub",
    "to chafe",
    "to file",
    "to frost (glass)",
    "to strike (match)"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1298910,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。",
      "en": "Rub briskly with soap, and the stain will soon wash off.",
      "tatoeba_id": 142354
    },
    {
      "ja": "いすで床をこすらないでちょうだい。",
      "furigana": "いすで{床|ゆか}をこすらないでちょうだい。",
      "en": "Don't scrape your chair on the floor.",
      "tatoeba_id": 229129
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "7bc92951c138f7fff562608e6b95c117c5ffc7abeb26f432fd7be29d70ce8cec",
    "meanings": [
      "擦",
      "摩擦"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。",
        "zh": "用肥皂用力擦，污渍就会掉。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "いすで床をこすらないでちょうだい。",
        "zh": "请不要用椅子摩擦地板。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/0a81eafbf4",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1298910; 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": "133e7424cbe98d757ccfd6c662e8007fd13d174ad3bf8ee1a44ad2f94c17706a"
  }
}