Skip to main content

磨

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • grind
  • polish
  • scour
  • improve
  • brush (teeth)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • マ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • みが.く
  • す.る
Strokes
16
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1435
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
石#112 · stone

Components

Common Words

  • 磨きみがきNoun
    polish, burnishing
  • 琢磨たくまNoun
    polish (jewels), cultivation
  • 磨くみがくGodan verb
    to polish, to shine, to burnish
  • 歯磨きはみがきNoun
    dental brushing, brushing one's teeth
  • 切磋琢磨せっさたくまNoun
    diligent application (to work or study), cultivating one's character by studying hard
  • 研磨けんまNoun
    grinding, polishing
  • 達磨だるまNoun
    daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted
  • 百戦錬磨ひゃくせんれんまno-adjective
    veteran, battle-worn, schooled by adversity in many battles

Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)