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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

  • 磨くみがくGodanto polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
  • 磨きみがきNounpolish, burnishing
  • 達磨だるまNoundaruma, 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Noungrinding, polishing
  • 琢磨たくまNounpolish (jewels), cultivation
  • 歯磨きはみがきNoundental brushing, brushing one's teeth
  • 磨石とぎいしNounwhetstone, grindstone
  • 磨損まそんNounwear and tear, abrasion, friction loss

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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