Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out

    この素材は決してすり減ったりしない。
    This material never wears out.
  2. to dwindle; to be reduced

Also written すり減る【すりへる】擦り減る【すりへる】摩り減る【すりへる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

Kun
みが.くす.る
On
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1608 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

おさむ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-13, 3-11-5SKIP code
3q13.3The Kanji Dictionary
0026.1Four corner code
577deroo
78e8Unicode hex code
1-43-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5393Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4045New Nelson (John Haig)
3181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2033Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2744Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
594Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
638Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1376A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1985Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24449PMorohashi
1831A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1531Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1632Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
768Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1840Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1731Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
601Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2, mo4Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

Kun
へ.るへ.らす
On
ゲン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
261 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3a9.37The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6e1bUnicode hex code
1-24-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2637Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3249New Nelson (John Haig)
601New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
733Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
436Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
548Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
366Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
391Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
533A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
610Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17759Morohashi
667A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
715Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
728Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
775sakade
694Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
693henshall3
753Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
430Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1219Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
372Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian3Pinyin reading
gamKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level