撫でる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to pet; to pat; to rub

2. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to comb (hair); to smooth down

In Spanish

1. acariciar

Kanji in this word

• 撫

Example sentences

• 母はははため息いきをつきながら、高校こうこう一年生いちねんせいにもなった息子むすこの頭あたまをがしがしと撫なでた。

  Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.

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• そよ風が彼女の顔をなでた。

  The breeze kissed her face.

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