磨 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「石」
道準2High school level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「石」
- On
- マ
- Kun
- みが.く・す.る
- Meaning
- polish; grind
Origin
石 "stone" with 麻 "to grind": rubbing with stone to bring out a shine — to polish.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| マ | 研磨 |
|---|---|
| みがく | 磨く・磨き粉 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 研磨けんま
grinding; polishing
- 歯磨きはみがき
brushing one's teeth
Example
毎晩歯を磨く。
I brush my teeth every night.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)