JōyōJLPT N2Pre-Level 2
磨

Meaning

Kanji 磨

grind

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

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
みが.くす.る
Onyomi 音読み
マ
Nanori 名乗り
おさむ

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N2
Frequency
#1608
Strokes
16
Radical
石
Components
口 • 广 • 木 • 石 • 麻
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 105 entries that include this kanji.

擦る

する

to lose (e.g. a match)

研ぐ

とぐ

to wash (rice)

磨く

みがく

to refine (a skill, etc.)

磨き

みがき

improvement

摩耗

まもう

wear

すり潰す

すりつぶす

to dissipate (a fortune)

とぎ汁

とぎしる

water that has been used to wash rice

擦れる

すれる

to lose one's innocence

摩滅

まめつ

defacement

磨きがかかる

みがきがかかる

to become improved

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

毎朝、歯を磨きます。

every morning, i brush my teeth.

靴を磨いたら、きれいになった。

after i polished the shoes, they became clean.

彼は包丁をよく磨く。

he often sharpens the kitchen knife.

床を磨いたので、部屋が明るく見える。

because the floor was scrubbed, the room looks brighter.

この粉は石で磨いて作る。

this powder is made by grinding it with a stone.