Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto polish; to shine; to burnish; to scour; to scrub; to brush (teeth)
2. godan verb, transitive verbto refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone; to polish (up); to cultivate (one's character)

Examples

• 靴をよく磨いてくれ。

  Give my shoes a good shine.

• 私は床と家具を磨いた。

  I polished up the floor and furniture.

• 弟は銀の食器類を磨いた。

  My brother polished the silver.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 磨く

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