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  2. 磨く

みがく

磨く

to brush (teeth)

migaku

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Meanings

  1. 1
    to polish; to shine; to burnishu-verb (く)transitive
  2. 2
    to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to honeu-verb (く)transitive

JMdict 1523940

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
磨きますみがきます
みがきます
Polite Past (~mashita)
磨きましたみがきました
みがきました
Polite Negative (~masen)
磨きませんみがきません
みがきません
Plain Negative (~nai)
磨かないみがかない
みがかない
Te-form (Connecting)
磨いてみがいて
みがいて
Plain Past (~ta)
磨いたみがいた
みがいた
Potential (Can do)
磨けるみがける
みがける

In a sentence

弟(おとうと)は銀(ぎん)の食器(しょっき)類(るい)を磨い(みがい)た。

My brother polished the silver.

Written with

  • 磨grind16 strokes

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