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磨

Level XI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1422 / 2,608

Polish

On’yomi
ま
Kun’yomi
みが
Radical
石 Stone (Kangxi 112)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 麦 (Wheat), less common than 拶 (Draw Close).

A stone on the bottom is rubbed with flowers on top — grinding flowers against stone to polish it smooth and shining.

In words

磨く みがく to brush teeth, to polishN5
歯磨 はみがき dentifrice;toothpasteN1
歯磨き はみがき dentifrice,toothpasteN2

磨 is rank 1422 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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