How to say "scrape" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- godan verb, transitive verbThe verb for the action itself: moving something back and forth against a surface, covering what English splits into rub, scrub, and scrape — for example scrubbing a pan or scraping mud off a floor.
- 擦り傷すりきずnounA noun for the injury itself: a scrape or graze on the skin, as in a child's scraped knee after a fall. Use this when 'scrape' means the wound, not the action.
- 傷きずnounThe general word for a wound or injury, covering cuts and gashes; a scrape falls under it, but the type is not specified, so 擦り傷 is the precise choice for a scrape.
For the action of scraping use the verb 「こする」 (which also covers rubbing and scrubbing); for a scrape as a skin injury use 「擦り傷」; 傷 is the general word for any wound, including scrapes.
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