単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#8,921 most used

拭う

ぬぐう2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to wipe

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Written

IN A SENTENCE

He wiped the sweat from his brow.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The mother sponged her sick child's face.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to wipe; to mop up

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase; to remove

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#8,921 most used

Written拭う only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium