Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

磨(みが)くto polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)

      2. 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】

    Details

      • み

      • が

      • く

    • Frequency

      General Top 3,200

    Examples

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    • お父(とう)さんの靴(くつ)を磨(みが)いてお小遣(こづか)いをもらう。

      If you polish your father's shoes you'll get an allowance.

      • N4
    • その技(わざ)を磨(みが)くには相当(そうとう)な時間(じかん)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(ゆか)を磨(みが)いたばかりなので決(けっ)して入(はい)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(つめ)にマニキュアを塗(ぬ)る前(まえ)に爪(つめ)を磨(みが)かせて頂(いただ)けませんか?」

      Manicurist: 'Would you mind if I polish your nails before I apply a manicure to them?'

      • N3
    • 人々(ひとびと)に好(す)かれるためには、外側(そとがわ)を磨(みが)く前(まえ)にまずは内面(ないめん)を磨(みが)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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