# 抹 — Erase

Frequency rank 2163 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 嶺 (Peak), less common than 棺 (Coffin).

- On’yomi: まつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

A hand on the left sweeps a tree off the ground on the right — the hand erases by wiping the tree clean off the ground, leaving nothing behind.

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