Vocab Info
N4 う-verb
磨く
to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve
Details
Pitch Accent
み
が
く
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Word Type
う-verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
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.
- N4
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.
- N4
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!
- N4
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?'
- N3
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.
- N3
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