擦れる
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Meanings
- to rub, to chafe
- to wear out, to become worn
- to lose one's innocence, to become sly
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Example sentences
The heel of the boots I had worn for many years became thin from rubbing.
When I wore new shoes, my ankle chafed and turned red.
Tossed about by the rough waves of city life, he had completely lost his innocence, and there was no trace of his former purity.
It is necessary to handle the fabric carefully so that it does not wear out through repeated use.
In the eyes of a woman who had become sly through years of working at a trading company, no sweet words had any effect.
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