刷る・摺る|するsuru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto print
- godan verb, transitive verbto color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 刷る(する) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 刷ります(すります) |
| Negative (nai) | 刷らない(すらない) |
| polite (masen) | 刷りません(すりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 刷らず・刷らぬ(すらず・すらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 刷った(すった) |
| polite (mashita) | 刷りました(すりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 刷らなかった(すらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 刷りませんでした(すりませんでした) |
| Te form | 刷って(すって) |
| Potential | 刷れる(すれる) |
| Passive | 刷られる(すられる) |
| Causative | 刷らせる(すらせる) |
| Causative passive | 刷らせられる・刷らされる(すらせられる・すらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 刷れば(すれば) |
| tara | 刷ったら(すったら) |
| Volitional | 刷ろう(すろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 刷りましょう(すりましょう) |
| Imperative | 刷れ(すれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym印刷いんさつNeutralA neutral noun for printing, as in 「カラー印刷」; the most general term. 「刷る」 is the verb, used mainly for printed matter and woodblock prints.
- SynonymプリントNeutralA loanword for printing or printouts, and for school handouts (「プリントを配る」); very common in everyday speech.
- Related刷り出すすりだすNeutralMeans to start printing or to print something out; used mostly in the publishing industry.
- Related刷り上げるすりあげるNeutralMeans to finish printing, as in 「ポスターを刷り上げる」; the focus is on completion.
- Related謄写とうしゃWrittenA written term for transcribing or mimeographing (「謄写版」), also for copying documents.
- Related印すしるすWrittenA written verb meaning to leave a mark or trace, as in 「足跡を印す」; not specifically about printing.
Use 「刷る」 to print text or pictures onto paper with a plate or machine (「年賀状を刷る」). For the noun say 「印刷」, for printouts or class handouts say 「プリント」, and for finishing a print say 「刷り上げる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 字を紙に写す。


