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Words — 86 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth); to grind (e.g. a lens)
  • おとうと
  • ぎん
  • しょっき食器
  • るい
  • みが磨いた
My brother polished the silver.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)
  • がくせい学生
  • どくしょ読書
  • ぎのう技能
  • みが磨く
  • べき
Students should develop their reading skills.
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研く 【みがく】琢く 【みがく】
Notes
研く: Rarely-used kanji form. 琢く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound
  • ピック
  • かた硬い
  • ちひょう地表
  • くだ砕く
  • ために
  • もちい用いられる
  • なが長い
  • とって取っ手
  • どうぐ道具
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
  • かれ彼の
  • きぼう希望
  • むざん無残に
  • くだ砕かれた
His hopes were shattered.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to simplify; to make easy to understand
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摧く 【くだく】
Notes
摧く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to wash (rice)esp. 磨ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
3. to scour; to polish; to burnish
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磨ぐ 【とぐ】砥ぐ 【とぐ】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
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研ぎすます 【とぎすます】研澄ます 【とぎすます】
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massageUsually written using kana alone
  • むね
  • さすって
  • あげ
  • ましょうか
Would you like me to massage your chest?
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擦る 【さする】
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Noun
1. person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; drudge
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. studying hard; cramming; swotting
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がり勉 【がりべん】我利勉 【がりべん】ガリベン
Notes
我利勉: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to sawOnly applies to 挽く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
    マメ
  • ちゃん
  • コーヒーまめコーヒー豆
  • 挽く
  • ため為に
  • コーヒーミル
  • つか使います
Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.
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碾く 【ひく】
Notes
碾く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to raspUsually written using kana alone
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轢る 【きしる】輾る 【きしる】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to pulverise; to deface
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
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磨り潰す 【すりつぶす】擂り潰す 【すりつぶす】擂りつぶす 【すりつぶす】磨りつぶす 【すりつぶす】擂潰す 【すりつぶす】
Notes
擂潰す: Irregular okurigana usage.
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すみふでにも 餓鬼らせ、たせよ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brushProverb
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to grind up; to grind down; to pound; to crush; to mash; to stamp (ore)
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つき砕く 【つきくだく】搗き砕く 【つきくだく】突きくだく 【つきくだく】舂き砕く 【つきくだく】
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胡麻
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; to grind sesame seedsIdiomatic expression, Usually written using kana alone
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ゴマをする
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to rub to pieces; to grind into powder
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - included
1. to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grindUsually written using kana alone
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
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擦り込む 【すりこむ】摺り込む 【すりこむ】摩り込む 【すりこむ】擂り込む 【すりこむ】
Notes
摺り込む: Rarely-used kanji form. 摩り込む: Rarely-used kanji form. 擂り込む: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; brown-nosing; sycophant; flatterer; toady; apple-polisher; brown-noser; ass-kisserUsually written using kana alone
Noun
2. sesame seed grindingUsually written using kana alone
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ゴマすり
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
1. just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last momentOnomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone
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ギリギリ
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. grinding; polishing
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
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3. PolishingPolishing is the process of creating a smooth and shiny s... Read more
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研摩 【けんま】
Notes
研摩: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. coffee mill; coffee grinder
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2. Coffee preparationCoffee preparation is the process of turning coffee beans... Read more
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コーヒー・ミル
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Kanji — 13 found

7.28145105594126
15 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape
On:
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18.703791210788413
16 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
On:
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81.81818181818183
10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
whetstone, grindstone
On: テイ キイ
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81.81818181818183
10 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji.
saw, turn (lathe), grind
Kun: ひ.く
On: バン
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Sentences — 9 found

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    • ころ殺して
    • やる
    • ぶっころぶっ殺して
    • ふみつぶ踏み潰して
    • やる
    • くそったれ
    • 死ね
    I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die! Tatoeba
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Names — 4 found

グリンダル
Unclassified name
1. Grindal
グリンデルワルト
Place
1. Grindelwald
グリンダー
Unclassified name
1. Grinder
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