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    3. 磨く

    磨く

    磨みがく​

    to polish

    N5KMT8CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    研く琢く

    みがく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
    2.
    to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)

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    毎まい日にち歯はを磨みがきます。

    I brush my teeth every day.

    KMT3Daily Life
    彼かれは靴くつを丁てい寧ねいに磨みがいた。

    He carefully polished his shoes.

    KMT6Daily Life
    毎まい朝あさ、鏡かがみの前まえで顔かおを磨みがくのが日にっ課かだ。

    Polishing my face in front of the mirror every morning is part of my daily routine.

    KMT7Daily Life
    語ご学がく力りょくを磨みがくために、毎まい日にち勉べん強きょうしている。

    I study every day to hone my language skills.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    料りょう理りの腕うでを磨みがくために、新あたらしいレシピに挑ちょう戦せんしている。

    I'm trying new recipes to improve my cooking skills.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    磨
    みが.く・す.る…(2)
    grind・polish・scour・improve・brush (teeth)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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