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Kanji Detail for 磨 - "polish, refine, cultivate"

磨

  • Meaning

    磨 means "polish, refine, cultivate."

    1. Polish - To make smooth and shiny through rubbing.

    2. Grind - To reduce to powder; to sharpen.

    3. Refine - To improve through practice.

    4. Cultivate - To develop skills through effort.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out

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

    To treat. Objects rubbing against each other to make them smooth and fine. Such as studying and learning is called 切磋琢磨 (carving and polishing). | Obstruction. Such as saying 磨折 (wear out), 磨難 (hardship). "Good things meet with many obstacles" and such. | An implement. Two stones joined together. With teeth carved in the middle. Rotated to crush things.
  • Onyomitip

    ba(ば) ば

    ma(ま) ま

  • Kunyomitip

    miga.ku(みがく) みがく

    su.ru(する) する

    to.gu(とぐ) とぐ

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    石 (ishi・ishihen)

  • Related Keywords
    polish grind refine sharpen hone burnish smooth shine cultivate improve develop practice train perfect enhance excellence skill mastery diligent effort

Sentences including 磨

  • You have cleaned your shoes , haven't you?

  • He gave a good shine to my shoes.

  • My shoes need polishing.

  • Don't forget to polish your shoes before you go out !

  • She had her shoes shined.

  • He brushed up his english during his stay in london.

  • Where's the toothpaste?

  • These shoes need polishing.

  • Clean your teeth !

  • I had my shoes cleaned.

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