# 拭 — Wipe

Frequency rank 1502 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 随 (All), less common than 漂 (Drift).

- On’yomi: しょく
- Kun’yomi: ふ、ぬぐ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Fingers on the left perform a ceremony on the right -- the ceremonial gesture of using fingers to wipe a sacred surface clean.

In words:

- 拭く ふく — to wipe,to dry
- 手拭い てぬぐい — (hand) towel

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