磨

Selected Words with Definitions from WWWJDIC

• 磨く みがく to polish; to shine; to brush; to refine; to improve (v5k) *
• 磨き みがき polish; improvement; burnishing (n)
• 琢磨 たくま polish (jewels); cultivation (n)
• 歯磨き はみがき dentifrice; toothpaste (n)
• 切磋琢磨 せっさたくま cultivate one's character by studying hard; diligent application (n)
• 研磨 けんま (n,vs) grinding; polishing; studying (iK)
• 磨き上げる みがきあげる to polish up; to shine up (v1)
• 達磨 だるま daruma; tumbling doll; prostitute (n)
• 百戦錬磨 ひゃくせんれんま be schooled by adversity in many battles; veteran (n)
• 靴磨き くつみがき shoeshine; shoe polishing (n)