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    3. 磨

    磨

    磨みが.く

    grind

    N2KMT9Freq #1608Core ConceptsKanji16 strokes

    組

    磨磨

    He polished the stone by grinding it with tough hemp until it shone.

    Kun'yomi

    みが.くす.る

    On'yomi

    マ

    Nanori

    おさむ

    grindpolishscourimprovebrush (teeth)

    麻石

    广
    麻
    厂
    木
    石
    口

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    磯礎確礁磐磁碑碧礎摩磯礁磐魔

    Concepts using this kanji

    磨き

    polish

    磨く

    to polish

    歯磨き

    dental brushing

    琢磨

    polish (jewels)

    研磨

    grinding

    切磋琢磨

    diligent application (to work or study)

    千古不磨

    permanence

    自分磨き

    self-improvement

    化学研磨

    chemical polishing

    不磨

    permanence

    千載不磨

    still remaining after a thousand years

    不磨の大典

    immutable law (esp. the Meiji constitution)

    再研磨

    repolishing

    研磨仕上げ

    polishing

    磨り出し

    polishing

    磨り出す

    to polish

    女磨き

    women's beauty improvement

    研磨機

    grinder

    研磨材

    abrasives

    磨き上げる

    to polish up

    磨き立てる

    to polish (up)

    研磨面

    polished surface

    電解研磨

    electrolytic polishing

    磨石

    whetstone

    磨研紙

    emery paper

    研磨紙

    sandpaper

    バフ研磨

    buffing

    磨製石器

    ground stone tool

    磨り減る

    to be worn down

    技を磨く

    to improve one's skill

    磨り消す

    to erase

    消磨

    abrasion

    達磨歌

    confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)

    磨面

    polished surface

    水歯磨き

    mouthwash

    達磨船

    barge

    達磨ストーブ

    potbelly stove

    達磨

    daruma

    磨製

    made by grinding stone

    磨き紙

    emery paper

    磨き込む

    to polish

    研磨剤

    abrasive compound

    達磨宗

    Zen (Buddhism)

    磨き布

    polishing cloth

    播磨国風土記

    Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

    磨り崩す

    to rub to pieces

    練磨

    training

    播磨風土記

    Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

    磨損

    wear and tear

    智を磨く

    to cultivate wisdom

    磨崖仏

    Buddha figure carved on a rock face

    達磨蛙

    Daruma pond frog (Pelophylax porosus)

    菩提達磨

    Bodhidharma

    磨き砂

    polishing sand

    練り歯磨き

    toothpaste

    磨き液

    polish

    百戦錬磨

    veteran

    腕を磨く

    to polish one's skills

    達磨忌

    ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)

    歯を磨く

    to brush one's teeth

    球磨焼酎

    Kumamoto rice shōchū

    歯磨き剤

    dentifrice

    歯磨剤

    dentifrice

    歯磨き粉

    tooth powder

    磨き粉

    polishing powder

    磨砕

    grinding

    磨り砕く

    to rub to pieces

    石川島播磨重工業株式会社

    Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

    磨きがかかる

    to become improved

    磨りガラス

    ground glass

    磨きをかける

    to polish up (on)

    磨きガラス

    polished plate glass

    磨羯宮

    Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign)

    靴磨き

    shoeshine

    靴を磨く

    to polish one's shoes

    阿毘達磨

    abhidharma

    達磨鮫

    cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis)

    鈍磨

    becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.)

    須磨琴

    single-stringed Japanese zither

    鏡磨ぎ

    polishing a metallic mirror

    歯磨き楊枝

    toothbrush

    鬼達磨鰧

    reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)

    墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ

    grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously

    播磨

    Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

    阿毘達磨倶舍論

    Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise

    磨淬

    polishing one's sword

    磨穿鉄硯

    showing unyielding diligence in one's studies

    羯磨

    karma

    羯磨曼荼羅

    karma mandala (in Shingon)

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    磯

    seashore

    礎

    cornerstone

    確

    assurance

    礁

    reef

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    • 厂
    • 口
    • 广
    • 木
    • 石
    • 麻

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    • 靴磨き
    • 切磋琢磨
    • 達磨
    • 不磨
    • 磨き砂
    • 磨き紙
    • 磨き上げる
    • 磨き粉
    • 磨く
    • 磨り砕く
    • 磨り出す
    • 磨り消す
    • 磨り崩す
    • 磨研紙
    • 磨石
    • 磨損
    • 研磨
    • 磨りガラス
    • 歯磨き
    • 百戦錬磨
    • 練磨
    • 磨き
    • 磨き立てる
    • 磨淬
    • 磨製石器
    • 研磨材
    • 研磨紙
    • 歯磨き粉
    • 練り歯磨き
    • 達磨忌
    • 達磨船
    • 琢磨
    • 消磨
    • 智を磨く
    • 技を磨く
    • 研磨機
    • 化学研磨
    • 磨り減る
    • 千古不磨
    • 千載不磨
    • 歯を磨く
    • 腕を磨く
    • 達磨宗
    • 達磨歌
    • 靴を磨く
    • 磨きをかける
    • 菩提達磨
    • 磨羯宮
    • 須磨琴
    • 歯磨剤
    • 水歯磨き
    • 磨きガラス
    • 達磨鮫
    • 鬼達磨鰧
    • 球磨焼酎
    • 磨崖仏
    • 阿毘達磨
    • 磨面
    • 研磨面
    • 自分磨き
    • 女磨き
    • 磨き液
    • 磨き込む
    • 鏡磨ぎ
    • 研磨仕上げ
    • 電解研磨
    • 磨り出し
    • 磨砕
    • 磨き布
    • 達磨ストーブ
    • 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ
    • 羯磨曼荼羅
    • 磨製
    • 磨穿鉄硯
    • 研磨剤
    • バフ研磨
    • 播磨
    • 羯磨
    • 不磨の大典
    • 鈍磨
    • 磨きがかかる
    • 再研磨
    • 歯磨き楊枝
    • 歯磨き剤
    • 達磨蛙
    • 阿毘達磨倶舍論
    • 石川島播磨重工業株式会社
    • 播磨国風土記
    • 播磨風土記

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