磨

Meanings

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

ES: pulido, abrillantado, pulir, abrillantar, lavarse los dientes

Common words

• 磨くみがくto polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
• 歯磨きはみがきdental brushing, brushing one's teeth
• 達磨だるまdaruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted
• 研磨けんまgrinding, polishing
• 磨きみがきpolish, burnishing
• 琢磨たくまpolish (jewels), cultivation

Example sentences

• 歯磨はみがきはどこ？

  Where's the toothpaste?

  ¿Dónde está la pasta de dientes?

  Tatoeba #150918(opens in a new tab)

• 歯磨はみがきをしなさい。

  Brush your teeth.

  Cepíllese los dientes.

  Tatoeba #150919(opens in a new tab)

• 学生がくせいは読書どくしょの技能ぎのうを磨みがくべきだ。

  Students should develop their reading skills.

  Tatoeba #184229(opens in a new tab)

• そのなべを磨みがいていただけませんか。

  Would you scrape that rusty pan?

  Tatoeba #212854(opens in a new tab)