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磨 — Kanji · 16 strokes
grind · polish · scour · improve · brush (teeth)
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- マ
- Kun
- みが(く) · す(る)
Jōyō · secondary school #1608 most frequent in newspapers
Words starting with 磨
磨きpolish · burnishing · improvement磨くto polish · to shine · to burnish磨石whetstone · grindstone磨損wear and tear · abrasion · friction loss磨淬polishing one's sword · improving one's talents or knowledge磨面polished surface · facet磨砕grinding · trituration磨製made by grinding stone
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Words containing 磨
琢磨polish (jewels) · cultivation歯磨きdental brushing · brushing one's teeth · dentifrice切磋琢磨diligent application (to work or study) · cultivating one's character by studying hard · mutual encouragement (to improve)雪だるまsnowman研磨grinding · polishing · refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.)擦るto rub · to chafe · to strike (match)達磨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 granted研ぐto sharpen · to hone · to whet
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百戦錬磨veteran · battle-worn · schooled by adversity in many battles摩耗wear · abrasion靴磨きshoeshine · shoe polishing不磨permanence · immortalityすり減らすto wear away · to rub down · to abradeとぎ汁water that has been used to wash riceすり潰すto mash · to grind · to pulverize擦れるto rub · to chafe · to wear out摩滅defacement · abrasion · wear and tear練磨training · practice · drilling減摩reduction in friction · lubrication血だるまbeing covered in blood研磨材abrasives研磨紙sandpaper火だるまball of flames · mass of flames · body covered with flames歯磨き粉tooth powder · toothpaste練り歯磨きtoothpaste達磨忌ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)達磨船barge · lighter消磨abrasion · wearing out智を磨くto cultivate wisdom技を磨くto improve one's skill研磨機grinder · grinding machine · polisher化学研磨chemical polishing好事多魔happy events are often accompanied by difficulties · unsullied joy is rare千古不磨permanence · immortality · eternity歯を磨くto brush one's teeth腕を磨くto polish one's skills千載不磨still remaining after a thousand years · immortal靴を磨くto polish one's shoes · to clean your shoes達磨宗Zen (Buddhism) · confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry達磨歌confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)菩提達磨Bodhidharma
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