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磨 — scrub; grind

磨 means “scrub; grind”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: マ (ma). Kun'yomi: みが(く) (migaku). You'll see it in words such as 磨く (migaku, “to polish; to shine”).

磨
Stroke order of 磨
Meaning
scrub; grind
On'yomi
マ (ma)
Kun'yomi
みが(く) (migaku)
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 3

How to remember 磨

Sounds like 麻: both read マ.

Parts: 麻 hemp · 石 stone

Words with 磨

WordReadingMeaning
磨くみがく migaku kunto polish; to shine
磨きみがき migaki kunpolish; burnishing

Don't confuse it with

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