少

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

辛碁
On'yomi
マ
Kun'yomi
みが.く、す.る
Parts
口广木石麻similar kanji →
JLPT N316 strokesSecondary#1608 most commonU+78E8

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Words using 磨

  • 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 grantedN5
  • 磨くみがくto polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)N5
  • 研磨けんまgrinding; polishingN5
  • 歯磨きはみがきdental brushing; brushing one's teethN5
  • 磨きみがきpolish; burnishingN5
  • 琢磨たくまpolish (jewels); cultivationN5
  • 靴磨きくつみがきshoeshine; shoe polishingN3
  • 切磋琢磨せっさたくまdiligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hardN3
  • 歯磨き粉はみがきこtooth powder; toothpasteN3
  • 磨り減るすりへるto be worn down; to wear away; to wear outN3
  • 歯を磨くはをみがくto brush one's teethN3
  • 腕を磨くうでをみがくto polish one's skillsN3
  • 靴を磨くくつをみがくto polish one's shoes; to clean your shoesN3
  • 磨きをかけるみがきをかけるto polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round outN3