Meaning of 磨り減る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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磨り減る, 擦り減る, すり減る
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Kana Readingすりへる
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Romajisuriheru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be worn down; to be reduced
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Example Sentences
磨り減る, 擦り減る, すり減る, すりへる used in context
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His shoes are wearing thin.
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My shoes are worn out.
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The soles of my shoes are worn.
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靴がすり減った。
My shoes are worn out.
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The shoes are worn out.
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Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
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Kanji found in this word
grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour
On: サツ
Kun: す.る, す.れる, -ず.れ, こす.る, こす.れる
17 strokes
dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
On: ゲン
Kun: へ.る, へ.らす
12 strokes
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