Mnemonic
You grab a coil of hemp rope with your bare hand and start hauling it in. The rough, coarse fibers drag across your palm, and the friction begins to chafe your skin raw—blistering red lines forming where the hemp keeps grinding against your hand with every pull.
Additional thoughts
Picture the texture of hemp rope vividly—those scratchy fibers sawing back and forth across soft skin. The hand gripping tighter only makes the chafing worse, a painful cycle of friction.Quick recall
Pulling hemp rope with your bare hand chafes your skin raw.Details
The keyword for 摩 is chafe. This kanji conveys the idea of rubbing, grinding, or scraping one thing against another, producing friction or wear. It can refer to both physical abrasion—where surfaces rub together causing irritation or erosion—and more abstract senses of polishing or wearing down through repeated contact. The character is also used in contexts related to massage and friction-based processes.
- On'yomi
- ま
- Kun'yomi
- ま.する、さす.る、す.る