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THE WORD · N5

磨くみがく

brush teeth; polish

Verbe · Group 1 verb

歯はを磨いみがいたの？

Did you brush your teeth?

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: small_snow · French : superbolo

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

English dictionary meanings

to polish
to shine
to burnish
to scour
to scrub
to brush (teeth)
to grind (e.g. a lens)
to refine (a skill, etc.)
to improve
to hone
to polish (up)
to cultivate (one's character)

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