Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 磨きをかける in Japanese
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磨きをかける, 磨きを掛ける
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Kana Readingみがきをかける
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Romajimigakiwokakeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
- Meaning
- to polish up (on)
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Examples of 磨きをかける, 磨きを掛ける, みがきをかける in a sentence
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She studied abroad in order to brush up her English.
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He went to America last year to brush up his English.
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I must brush up my English.
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I would like to brush up my English.
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You'd better brush up your English if you go to America.
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He went to France to brush up on his speaking ability.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 磨きをかける
- Plain Polite
- 磨きをかけます
- Negative
- 磨きをかけない
- Negative Polite
- 磨きをかけません
Past
- Plain
- 磨きをかけた
- Plain Polite
- 磨きをかけました
- Negative
- 磨きをかけなかった
- Negative Polite
- 磨きをかけませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 磨きをかけて
- Plain Polite
- 磨きをかけまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 磨きをかけられる
- Plain Polite
- 磨きをかけられます
- Negative
- 磨きをかけられない
- Negative Polite
- 磨きをかけられません
Related Kanji
磨
JLPT 2
16 strokes
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
On'Yomi: マ
Kun'Yomi: みが.く, す.る
掛
JLPT 3
11 strokes
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
On'Yomi: カイ, ケイ
Kun'Yomi: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり