磨
Meanings
- grind
- polish
- scour
- improve
- brush (teeth)
Readings
- ま
- みが
- す
- Strokes
- 16
- JLPT Level
- N2
- Frequency
- #1435
Common Words
- 磨くみがくto polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
- 磨きみがきpolish, burnishing
- 達磨だるま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
- 研磨けんまgrinding, polishing
- 琢磨たくまpolish (jewels), cultivation
Practice in Kanjiru
Write 磨 by hand (opens in new tab)Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)