磨く

Meanings

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)

Part of speech: godan verb (く), transitive

Kanji

• 磨

  Meanings

  grind, polish, scour, improve

  On reading

  マ

  Kun reading

  みが.く、す.る

  Strokes

  16

Example sentences

• 弟は銀の食器類を磨いた。

  My brother polished the silver.

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• 学生は読書の技能を磨くべきだ。

  Students should develop their reading skills.

  Tatoeba #184229 · CC BY 2.0 FR