研ぐ

とぐ

Also written 砥ぐ, 磨ぐ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
2. to wash (rice) (esp. 磨ぐ)
3. to scour; to polish; to burnish

Kanji

• 研 research. Read as とぐ.

Example sentences

• 猫が柱でつめを研いでいた。
  A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
• 彼はナイフを研いでいました。
  He was sharpening a knife.
• 彼女はいつも人に対してやいばをといでいます。
  She always has some axe to grind.
• 無洗米でもつい研いでしまう。
  Even if it's pre-washed rice, I still end up washing it out of habit.
• トムは斧を研いだ。
  Tom sharpened his ax.

Common phrases

• 包丁を研ぐ

Words containing 研ぐ

• 研ぎ澄ます (とぎすます) to sharpen
• 研ぎたて (とぎたて) just sharpened
• 研ぎ物 (とぎもの) sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.)

And 7 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Spoken

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