刷

音読おんよみ: サツ

訓読くんよみ: する

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 刂(りっとう)

Meaning

To print, rub, or impress. Used in contexts involving printed materials or applying a mark or impression.


  • 印刷いんさつ — printing
  • 刷毛はけ — brush
  • 増刷ぞうさつ — reprinting
  • 改刷かいさつ — revised edition
  • 初刷しょさつ — first edition print

The character 刷 is formed with the radicals for 刀 (knife) and 冊 (volume/book), reflecting the act of cutting or applying something repeatedly — much like printing copies or brushing layers. It’s commonly seen in compound words related to printing and reproduction.

ほん印刷いんさつしました。
I printed the book.

刷毛はけいろります。
I apply paint with a brush.

The on-yomi サツ appears in compound words like 印刷 or 増刷. The kun-yomi “する” is rare but exists in some forms like 刷る or 刷け (brush).

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