godan verb (v5k, vt) · N5
磨くmigaku
to polish, to brush
- to polish
- to shine
- to burnish
Remember it
Connect the sound to "me gag? ew". Picture someone polishing until the gross thing shines in a scene for "to polish, to brush" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 磨く | 磨いた | 磨かない | 磨かなかった |
Formal -masu base | 磨きます | 磨きました | 磨きません | 磨きませんでした |
te-form
磨いて
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5