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Kanji for Polish
The kanji for “polish” is 磨, read ma and written in 16 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
磨
polish
To polish and refine, like a gemstone or a skill.
16 strokes On reading マ (ma) Kun reading みがく、する (migaku, suru) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ma
In Japan it appears in about 249 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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