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磨く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
磨く
BOOST
Reading : みがく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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磨く is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 42,000 (about 12,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1286 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14259
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
わたし
まえ
みが
きます

I always brush my teeth before I go to bed.
さくや
昨夜
みが
かないで
てしまった

Last night, I went to bed without brushing my teeth.
かのじょ
彼女
まいあさ
毎朝
みが
った

She said that she brushes her teeth every morning.
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研く
BOOST
Reading : みがく   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 118,000 (about 1,120,000 results)
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みがく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 851,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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マ   みが to polish, grind   
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マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
广
stony cliff
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ケン   と to sharpen, to whet   
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start, initiate   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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