撫でる

なでる · naderu · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to stroke

🐱 Left radical 扌 means hand, so 撫でる is a hand action: to stroke gently

The hand radical 扌 on the left marks this as a hand motion. Example: 猫を撫でる (neko o naderu) means to stroke a cat.

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