摩する

さする · sasuru · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to rub

🤚 摩 = rub (as in 摩擦 friction); 摩する = do a rub, i.e. to rub or stroke

The kanji 摩 carries the sense of rubbing across a surface, as in 摩擦 (friction). Read as さする, it means a gentle rub or stroke with the hand.

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