Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 磨く in Japanese
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磨く, 研くJLPT 5
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Kana Readingみがく
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Romajimigaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to refine; to improve
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Examples of 磨く, 研く, みがく in a sentence
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一生懸命磨きました。困ったのは、意外と低級宝石のストックがないことです。
I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
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My father polished his car till it shone.
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There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface, it's no use polishing it.
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She shined the knives and forks for Mother.
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She especially liked to polish her jewels.
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Her car has a nice polish.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 磨く
- Plain Polite
- 磨きます
- Negative
- 磨かない
- Negative Polite
- 磨きません
Past
- Plain
- 磨いた
- Plain Polite
- 磨きました
- Negative
- 磨かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 磨きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 磨いて
- Plain Polite
- 磨きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 磨かれる
- Plain Polite
- 磨かれます
- Negative
- 磨かれない
- Negative Polite
- 磨かれません
Related Kanji
磨
JLPT 2
16 strokes
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
On'Yomi: マ
Kun'Yomi: みが.く, す.る