Vocab Info
N4 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
磨くto polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve
Dictionary Definition
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)
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)
All Forms
磨く 【みがく】、研く 【みがく】、琢く 【みがく】
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く
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お父さんの靴を磨いてお小遣いをもらう。
If you polish your father's shoes you'll get an allowance.
その技を磨くには相当な時間がかかるはずです。
It must take a considerable amount of time to hone that skill.
ワックスで床を磨いたばかりなので決して入らないようにね!
You absolutely mustn't go in there because they just waxed the floors!
ネイリスト:「爪にマニキュアを塗る前に爪を磨かせて頂けませんか?」
Manicurist: 'Would you mind if I polish your nails before I apply a manicure to them?'
人々に好かれるためには、外側を磨く前にまずは内面を磨かなければならないだろう。
In order to be liked by people, one would first have to polish their inside before polishing their outside.
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