Kanji

磨

Meaning

grind polish scour

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • みがく
  • する

On'yomi

  • たく ま polish (jewels)
  • けん ま grinding
  • だる ま daruma

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/16

Component Analysis

磨
grind, polish, scour...
みが.く, す.る, マ
麻
hemp, flax, numb
あさ, マ, マア
广
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
林
grove, forest
はやし, リン
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
石
stone
いし, セキ, シャク
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク

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