Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to polish one's skills

    ロンドン滞在中に彼は英語の腕を磨いた。
    He brushed up his English during his stay in London.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

arm, ability, talent

Kun
うで
On
ワン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1163 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4b8.6The Kanji Dictionary
7321.2Four corner code
3956deroo
8155Unicode hex code
1-47-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3786Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4837New Nelson (John Haig)
1006New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1269Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1418Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1522Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29631Morohashi
1945A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1376Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1550Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1038Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1430Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wan4Pinyin reading
wanKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

Kun
みが.くす.る
On
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1608 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

おさむ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-13, 3-11-5SKIP code
3q13.3The Kanji Dictionary
0026.1Four corner code
577deroo
78e8Unicode hex code
1-43-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5393Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4045New Nelson (John Haig)
3181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2033Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2744Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
594Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
638Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1376A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1985Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24449PMorohashi
1831A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1531Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1632Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
768Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1840Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1731Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
601Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2, mo4Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level