Illustration: At a compact apartment washbasin, a child stands on a low stool and brushes their exposed front teeth with short sideways strokes. Toothpaste foam gathers around the bristles and at the corners of their mouth.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

磨みがく

migaku

to brush teeth, to polish

Example sentences

  1. 歯ははきれいに磨みがきなさい。

    Clean your teeth!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 父ちちは自分じぶんの車くるまを光ひかるまで磨みがいた。

    My father polished his car till it shone.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 靴くつをよく磨みがいてくれ。

    Give my shoes a good shine.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 磨

  • 磨grind; polishOnマKunみがく・する

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