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

Radicals

Common words

• 磨き【みがき】
  polish, burnishing, improvement, becoming more skilled
• 琢磨【たくま】
  polish (jewels), cultivation
• 歯磨き【はみがき】
  dental brushing, brushing one's teeth, dentifrice, toothpaste, tooth powder
• 切磋琢磨【せっさたくま】
  diligent application (to work or study), cultivating one's character by studying hard, mutual encouragement (to improve), working hard together, friendly rivalry
• 研磨【けんま】
  grinding, polishing, refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.), applying oneself (to study), disciplining oneself
• 達磨【だるま】
  daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted, Bodhidharma, prostitute
• 百戦錬磨【ひゃくせんれんま】
  veteran, battle-worn, schooled by adversity in many battles, hard-bitten, rich in experience, very experienced
• 磨く【みがく】
  to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens), to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)