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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)​
  • おとうと弟
  • は
  • ぎん銀
  • の
  • しょっき食器
  • るい類
  • を
  • 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
  • は
  • どくしょ読書
  • の
  • ぎのう技能
  • を
  • みが磨く
  • べき
  • だ
  • 。
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
  • は
  • かた硬い
  • ちひょう地表
  • を
  • 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
  • の
  • どうぐ道具
  • だ
  • 。
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
  • は
  • 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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とす 研ぎ澄ます
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 massage​Usually written using kana alone
  • むね胸
  • を
  • 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 saw​Only 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
  • が
  • コーヒーまめコーヒー豆
  • を
  • ひ挽く
  • ため為に
  • コーヒーミル
  • を
  • 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 rasp​Usually 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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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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すみがきすふでおにも 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ
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1. grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush​Proverb
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ごます 胡麻を擂る
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 seeds​Idiomatic 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 grind​Usually 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-kisser​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. sesame seed grinding​Usually 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 moment​Onomatopoeic 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. Polishing​Polishing 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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