Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 研ぐ(とぐ) in Japanese

研ぐ, 磨ぐ, 砥ぐ
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
とぐ
Romaji
togu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `gu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
    Example sentence
    彼女はいつもに対してやいばといでいます She always has some axe to grind.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wash (rice)
    Example sentence
    ナイフ研いでいました He was sharpening a knife.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to scour; to polish; to burnish
    Example sentence
    つめ研いいた A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.

Examples of 研ぐ, 磨ぐ, 砥ぐ, とぐ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
研ぐ
Plain Polite
研ぎます
Negative
研がない
Negative Polite
研ぎません

Past

Plain
研いだ
Plain Polite
研ぎました
Negative
研がなかった
Negative Polite
研ぎませんでした

Te

Plain
研いで
Plain Polite
研ぎまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
研がれる
Plain Polite
研がれます
Negative
研がれない
Negative Polite
研がれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

16 strokes

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

On'Yomi: マ

Kun'Yomi: みが.く, す.る

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

polish, study of, sharpen

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: と.ぐ

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10 strokes

whetstone, grindstone

On'Yomi: シ, テイ, キイ, チ

Kun'Yomi: と, といし, と.ぐ, みが.く, たいら.にする

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