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磨く みがく N5

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

智を磨く ちをみがく

  1. to cultivate wisdom

技を磨く わざをみがく

  1. to improve one's skill

歯を磨く はをみがく

  1. to brush one's teeth

腕を磨く うでをみがく

  1. to polish one's skills

靴を磨く くつをみがく

  1. to clean your shoes; to polish one's shoes
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