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N2 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

()to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind

    2. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to wash (rice)

      esp. 磨ぐ
    3. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to scour, to polish, to burnish

    All Forms

    研ぐ 【とぐ】磨ぐ 【とぐ】砥ぐ 【とぐ】

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      包丁(ほうちょう)包丁(ほうちょう)()()()

      To sharpen the knife with a knife sharpener. {to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish}

      • N2

      (こめ)()いでから炊飯(すいはん)()のスイッチを()す。

      Press the switch of the rice cooker after washing the rice. {to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish}

      • N2

      さっき(かがみ)()いだので、(かがみ)はピカピカです。

      I polished the mirror a while ago, so the mirror is shining. {to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish}

      • N2

      (つめ)をきれいに()いでいるところに宅配(たくはい)便(びん)()ました。

      The courier arrived while I was polishing my nails. {to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish}

      • N2

      一流(いちりゅう)シェフのもとで、砥石(といし)包丁(ほうちょう)()極意(ごくい)(おし)えてもらいました。

      I was taught the secret of sharpening knives with a whetstone under a first-class chef. {to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish}

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