Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

    ここにいるといやでも感覚は研ぎ澄まされる。
    I can't help but feel that when I come here, all my senses are sharper than usual.

Also written 研ぎすます【とぎすます】研澄ます【とぎすます】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

polish, study of, sharpen

Kun
と.ぐ
On
ケン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
336 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

のり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
5a4.1The Kanji Dictionary
1164.0Four corner code
3355deroo
7814Unicode hex code
1-24-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3180Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3991New Nelson (John Haig)
1132New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1456Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
771Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1046Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
675Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
729Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
426A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
875Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
583Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24080Morohashi
272A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
896Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
918Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
204sakade
231Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
290henshall3
325Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
284crowley
297Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1398Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
682Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2, yan4Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave

Kun
す.むす.ます-す.ます
On
チョウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1722 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

きよすすすみ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.11The Kanji Dictionary
3211.8Four corner code
373deroo
6f84Unicode hex code
1-32-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3333New Nelson (John Haig)
740New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
915Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1704Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1839Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1637A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1455Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18315Morohashi
1597A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1334Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1505Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1780Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1510Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1253Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1720Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2, deng4Pinyin reading
jingKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level