磨

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

16 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1608.

Readings

• みがく (kun reading): 磨く (みがく) to polish; 歯磨き (はみがき) dental brushing
• マ (on reading): 研磨 (けんま) grinding; 切磋琢磨 (せっさたくま) diligent application (to work or study)
• する (kun reading): 磨りガラス (すりガラス) ground glass; 磨り減る (すりへる) to be worn down
• Read as a whole word: 達磨宗 (だるましゅう) Zen (Buddhism); 達磨忌 (だるまき) ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5); 達磨船 (だるません) barge

Components

• 麻
• 石
• 口 radical mouth
• 广 radical house on a cliff
• 木 radical tree
• 石 radical stone
• 麻 radical hemp

Words using 磨

• 磨く (みがく) to polish
• 歯磨き (はみがき) dental brushing
• 歯磨き粉 (はみがきこ) tooth powder
• 磨き (みがき) polish
• 磨き上げる (みがきあげる) to polish up
• 研磨 (けんま) grinding
• 切磋琢磨 (せっさたくま) diligent application (to work or study)
• 達磨 (だるま) daruma
• 磨崖仏 (まがいぶつ) Buddha figure carved on a rock face
• 琢磨 (たくま) polish (jewels)
• 磨りガラス (すりガラス) ground glass
• 磨り減る (すりへる) to be worn down
• 磨り砕く (すりくだく) to rub to pieces
• 磨り出す (すりだす) to polish
• 磨り消す (すりけす) to erase
• 達磨宗 (だるましゅう) Zen (Buddhism)
• 達磨忌 (だるまき) ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)
• 達磨船 (だるません) barge
• 達磨歌 (だるまうた) confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
• 石川島播磨重工業株式会社 (いしかわじまはりまじゅうこうぎょうかぶしきがいしゃ) Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
• 磨石 (とぎいし) whetstone
• 鏡磨ぎ (かがみとぎ) polishing a metallic mirror

86 words in all.

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