擦れる・磨れる・摩れる・擂れる|すれるsureru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.
Which spelling to use
擦れる擦れる(すれる) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners.
磨れる磨れる(すれる) is a rarely used written variant; beginners should use 擦れる(すれる) instead.
摩れる摩れる(すれる) is a rarely used written variant; beginners should use 擦れる(すれる) instead.
擂れる擂れる(すれる) is a rarely used written variant; beginners should use 擦れる(すれる) instead.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto rub; to chafe
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wear out; to become worn
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto lose one's innocence; to become sly
Conjugation
Dictionary form擦れる(すれる)
Polite (masu)擦れます(すれます)
Negative (nai)擦れない(すれない)
polite (masen)擦れません(すれません)
classical zu / nu擦れず・擦れぬ(すれず・すれぬ)
Past (ta)擦れた(すれた)
polite (mashita)擦れました(すれました)
Past negative (nakatta)擦れなかった(すれなかった)
polite (masen deshita)擦れませんでした(すれませんでした)
Te form擦れて(すれて)
Potential擦れられる(すれられる)
Passive擦れられる(すれられる)
Causative擦れさせる(すれさせる)
Causative passive擦れさせられる(すれさせられる)
Conditional (ba)擦れれば(すれれば)
tara擦れたら(すれたら)
Volitional擦れよう(すれよう)
polite (mashou)擦れましょう(すれましょう)
Imperative擦れろ(すれろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive擦れるすれる⇄transitive擦るする
手てが擦すれる
手てを擦する
擦れる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 手が擦れる; 擦る foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 手を擦る.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 二ふたつのものの表面ひょうめんが触ふれた状態じょうたいで動うごく。こすれる。
  2. 強つよい力ちからがかかったまま擦れ合こすれあったり、長ながい間あいだ使つかわれたりして、表面ひょうめんが削けずられる。
  3. いろいろな経験けいけんを経へて、若々わかわかしさが無なくなる。
Kanji in this word
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