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研ぐ
磨ぐ
砥ぐ
Readings

togu
English
Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Transitive verb
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind

Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Transitive verb
esp. 磨ぐ
to wash (rice)

Godan verb with 'gu' ending
Transitive verb
to scour, to polish, to burnish

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 研ぐ, 研ぎます
[does], will [do]
研がない, 研ぎません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 研いだ, 研ぎました
[did]
研がなかった, 研ぎませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 研いで, 研ぎまして 研がないで, 研ぎませんで 研がなくて
Kanjis
ON: ケン KUN: と.ぐ
polish, study of, sharpen

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-5-4 FC: 1164.4


ON: KUN: みが.く, す.る
grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

Stroke: 16 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-3-13 FC: 0026.6


ON: シ, テイ, キイ, チ KUN: と, といし, と.ぐ, みが.く
whetstone, grindstone

Stroke: 10 SKIP: 1-5-5 FC: 1264.4


Phrases
彼女はいつも人に対してやいばをといでいます。
Parts: 彼女 (かのじょ) 何時も (いつも) (ひと) に対して (にたいして) (やいば) 研ぐ (といでいます)
She always has some axe to grind.