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磨

grind
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingマ
Kun readingみが.く、す.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. grindRtK
  2. polish
  3. scour
  4. improve
  5. brush (teeth)
  1. to polish
  2. to shine
  3. to burnish
  4. to scour
  5. to scrub

Popular Usage

磨く

Radicals and components

Radical石stoneComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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hemp · cave · grove (林) · tree (木) · wood (木) · stone (石) · rock (石)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 638

Compound words

磨くみがく
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub
達磨だるま
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; Bodhidharma; prostitute
研磨けんま
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
磨きみがき
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
琢磨たくま
polish (jewels); cultivation
播磨はりま
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
歯磨きはみがき
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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