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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsSecondary school · 中学9 strokesRadical 手

拭 · wipe, mop

拭 is a kanji meaning wipe, mop, swab. It has 9 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショクshoku
  • シキshiki

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ぬぐうnuguu
  • ふくfuku

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Words that use 拭 · 2 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 拭
WordReadingMeaningLevel
拭くふくto wipe, to dryN3
手拭いてぬぐい(hand) towelN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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