How to say 'Stroke' in Japanese | なでる

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The Japanese word for Stroke is 'Naderu', written as なでる in Japanese.

word

なでる

Meaning

Stroke

Reading

Naderu

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'なでる' means 'to stroke' or 'to pat gently'. It is commonly used to describe the action of gently moving one's hand over a surface, such as petting an animal or soothing someone. This verb conveys a sense of tenderness and care. For example: she stroked the cat「彼女は猫をなでた」(かのじょはねこをなでた). He gently patted the child's head「彼は子供の頭をなでた」(かれはこどものあたまをなでた). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe soothing or calming actions, such as 'なでるように話す' (to speak soothingly).

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

5733

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word なでる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

な

Reading

hiragana

で

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hiragana

る

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'Naderu' means 'Stroke' .

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