磨く
みがく
Also written 研く, 琢く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)
- to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
Kanji
- 磨 polish. Read as みがく.
Example sentences
- 靴をよく磨いてくれ。
Give my shoes a good shine. - 靴をブラシで磨く必要がある。泥で汚れているから。
Your shoes need brushing. They are muddy. - 学生は読書の技能を磨くべきだ。
Students should develop their reading skills. - 外出の前に必ず靴を磨きなさい。
Don't forget to polish your shoes before you go out! - 外へ出る前に靴を磨きなさい。
Shine your shoes before going out.
Common phrases
- 技術を磨く
- 腕を磨く (うでをみがく) to polish one's skills
- 歯を磨く (はをみがく) to brush one's teeth
- スキルを磨く
- 芸を磨く
- 技を磨く (わざをみがく) to improve one's skill
- 実力を磨く
- 表面を磨く
- 感性を磨く
- 感覚を磨く
- センスを磨く
- テクニックを磨く
- 表現力を磨く
- 靴を磨く
- 己を磨く
Words containing 磨く
And 11 more.