磨 is the Japanese kanji for polish, grind, scour, improve, brush (teeth). It is written with 16 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is みが.く、す.る and its on reading is マ.
Stroke order
Words with 磨
- 磨くto polish, to shine, to burnish
- 磨きpolish, burnishing
- 琢磨polish (jewels), cultivation
- 歯磨きdental brushing, brushing one's teeth
- 研磨grinding, polishing
- 切磋琢磨diligent application (to work or study), cultivating one's character by studying hard
Practice 磨 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.