Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
研ぐto sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Dictionary Definition
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
All Forms
研ぐ 【とぐ】、磨ぐ 【とぐ】、砥ぐ 【とぐ】
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包丁を包丁研ぎ器で研ぐ。
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}
米を研いでから炊飯器のスイッチを押す。
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}
さっき鏡を研いだので、鏡はピカピカです。
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}
爪をきれいに研いでいるところに宅配便が来ました。
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}
一流シェフのもとで、砥石で包丁を研ぐ極意を教えてもらいました。
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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