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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

撫なでる

N2
なでる naderu
  1. to brush gently
  2. to stroke
ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

抚摸;轻抚

Examples

  • 母はははため息いきをつきながら、高こう校こう一いち年ねん生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。
    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"
  }
}