EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    dental brushing; brushing one's teeth

    歯磨きをしなさい。
    Brush your teeth.
  2. Noun

    dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tooth, cog

Kun
よわい、は、よわ.い、よわい.する
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1106 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
6b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2177.2Four corner code
1275deroo
6b6fUnicode hex code
1-27-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5428Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2961New Nelson (John Haig)
2476New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3124Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1603Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1171Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1255Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
997A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
439Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16323Morohashi
290A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414sakade
652Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306henshall3
398Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
702Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi3Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani 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