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Kanji Detail for 磋 - "to polish, to strive"

磋

  • Meaning

    磋 means "to polish, to strive."

    1. Polish - To burnish jade or bone.

    2. Strive - To work diligently.

  • Four-character idioms with 磋

    • 切磋琢磨 せっさたくま Listen diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve)

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    polish

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    polish, buff; scrutinize

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools; (bound form) to deliberate; to consult

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To grind. Fine grinding work on bone and horn is called 磋. By extension, repeatedly discussing with others is called 磋商 (discuss). Meaning it takes fine work.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    miga.ku(みが-く) みが-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords

    polish strive refine grind

Sentences including 磋

  • With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't get too big for your boots: apply yourself diligently like everyone in your class.

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