磨
grind
polish
scour
improve
brush (teeth)
3-3-13
Jōyō 8
JLPT 2
KKD 3946
Tuttle 1840
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| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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磨き
研き
|
みがき
|
polish
improvement
burnishing
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歯磨き
歯磨
|
はみがき
|
dental brushing
brushing one's teeth
|
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琢磨
|
たくま
|
polish (jewels)
cultivation
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切磋琢磨
|
せっさたくま
|
cultivate one's character by studying hard
diligent application
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雪だるま
雪達磨
|
ゆきだるま
|
snowman
|
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研磨
研摩
|
けんま
|
grinding
polishing
studying
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擦る
摩る
磨る
擂る
|
する
|
to rub
to chafe
to strike (match)
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研ぐ
磨ぐ
砥ぐ
|
とぐ
|
to sharpen
to hone
to whet
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達磨
|
だるま
ダルマ
|
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
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百戦練磨
百戦錬磨
|
ひゃくせんれんま
|
veteran
(someone) schooled by adversity in many battles
(someone) rich in life's experience gained through much adversity
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