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JLPT N212画 · 12 strokesradical

grind, polish, sharpen

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • みが.く
  • みが.き

Meanings across languages

English
grind, polish, sharpen
Tiếng Việt
mài, đánh bóng, gọt giũa
日本語
磨く, 磨き

Common compounds

  • 磨耗まもうwear, abrasion
  • 研磨けんまgrinding, polishing
  • 磨きみがきpolish, sharpening
  • 磨くみがくto polish, to grind

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