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Radical Index : : 磨

おさむ,
, みが.く, す.る
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
This kanji has 16 strokes: 11 strokes in the "flax" radical (あさ) and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (66):
1.

たくま

polish (jewels), cultivation
2.

だるま

daruma (tumbling doll), Bodhidharma, prostitute
3.

けんま

grinding, polishing, studying
4.

みがき

polish, improvement, burnishing
5.

はみがき

dental brushing, brushing one''s teeth, dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
6.

みがく

to polish, to shine, to brush (e.g. teeth), to refine, to improve
7.
りガラス
すりガラス

ground glass
8.

かがくけんま

chemical polishing
9.

れんま

training, practice, practise, cultivation
10.
わせる
すりあわせる

to fit by rubbing together
11.

ひだるま

body covered with flames
12.

うでをみがく

to polish one''s skills
13.
らす
すりへらす

to wear away, to rub down, to abrade
14.

だるまうた

confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)
15.

わざをみがく

to improve one''s skill
16.

すりへる

to be worn down, to be reduced
17.

だるまき

ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5th)
18.

くつをみがく

to polish one''s shoes, to clean your shoes
19.

すりくだく

to rub to pieces, to grind into powder
20.

だるましゅう

Zen (Buddhism), (derog) confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry
21.

くつみがき

shoeshine, shoe polishing
22.

すりだす

to polish
23.

だるません

barge, lighter
24.

ちだるま

covered in blood
25.

すりけす

to erase, to efface
26.

ちをみがく

to cultivate wisdom
27.

すりつぶす

to pulverize, to pulverise, to mash, to deface, to lose a fortune
28.

ひゃくせんれんま

be schooled by adversity in many battles, being rich in life''s experience gained through much adversity, veteran
29.

けんまき

grinder, grinding machine, polisher
30.

すりくずす

to rub to pieces
31.

ひゃくせんれんま

be schooled by adversity in many battles, being rich in life''s experience gained through much adversity, veteran
32.

けんまざい

abrasives
33.

する

to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one''s money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
34.

ふま

permanence, immortality
35.

けんまし

sandpaper
36.
れる
すれる

to rub, to chafe, to wear, to become sophisticated
37.

ぼだいだるま

(Buddh) Bodhidharma
38.

げんま

reduction in friction, lubrication
39.

まけんし

emery paper
40.

ごますり

sycophant, apple-polisher, flatterer, brown-noser
41.

とぎしる

water that has been used to wash rice
42.
きをかける
みがきをかける

to polish up (on)
43.

はをみがく

to brush one''s teeth
44.

ませいせっき

ground stoneware
45.
きをける
みがきをかける

to polish up (on)
46.

はみがき

dental brushing, brushing one''s teeth, dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
47.

とぎいし

whetstone, grindstone
48.

みがきずな

polishing sand
49.

まそん

wear and tear, abrasion, friction loss
50.

みがきがみ

emery paper
51.

はみがきこ

tooth powder
52.

まめつ

defacement, abrasion, wear and tear, crushing of a nerve
53.
げる
みがきあげる

to polish up, to shine up
54.

しょうま

abrasion, wearing out
55.

まもう

wear, abrasion
56.

みがきこ

polishing powder
57.

せっさたくま

cultivate one''s character by studying hard, diligent application
58.

まさい

polishing one''s sword or talents or knowledge
59.
てる
みがきたてる

to polish (up), dress up
60.

ゆきだるま

snowman
61.

まかつきゅう

Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign), the Goat
62.

せんこふま

permanence, immortality, eternity
63.

ねりはみがき

toothpaste
64.

とぐ

to sharpen, to grind, to scour, to hone, to polish, to wash (rice)
65.

せんざいふま

still remaining after a thousand years, immortal
66.

れんま

training, practice, practise, cultivation

Kuten Code: 4365
EUC Code: cbe1
Shift-JIS Code: 96df
JIS Code: 4b61
Unicode: 78e8
Radical Index: 200
Classic Index: 112
Frequency Rank: 1608
Jouyou Grade: 8
DeRoo Code: 577
Four Corner code: 0026.1
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 3181
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 5393
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 4045
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 1410
"Kanji in Context" Index: 1731
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 2033
"Essential Kanji" Index: 1985
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3q13.3
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 1531
Morohashi Volume.Page: 8.399
Gakken Index: 1831
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 1376
"Japanese Names" Index: 594
Korean Reading: ma
Pinyin: mo2, mo4


Radical Index : : 磨

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