Vocabulary

What does 擦れる (すれる, sureru) mean?

擦れる (すれる, sureru) means to rub, to chafe, to wear thin; to become worldly-wise, jaded.

Quick facts
Reading	すれる
Romaji	sureru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

擦れるすれる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworksureru

to rub, to chafe, to wear thin; to become worldly-wise, jaded

Example sentences

靴(くつ)のかかとが擦(す)れて痛(いた)い。
My heel hurts from rubbing against the shoe.
都会(とかい)で暮(く)らすうちに彼(かれ)はすっかり擦(す)れてしまった。
While living in the city, he became thoroughly worldly-wise.