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と
ぐ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
2. to wash (rice)
esp. 磨ぐ
3. to scour; to polish; to burnish
Alt. forms
研
と
ぐ
61%
と
ぐ
29%
磨
と
ぐ
5%
砥
と
ぐ
3%
Pitch accent
と
ぐ
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Conjugations...
Used in: 631
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
爪
つめ
を
と
ぐ
to sharpen one's claws
牙
きば
を
と
ぐ
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone;
(lit.)
to sharpen one's fangs
つめを
と
ぐ
to sharpen one's claws
きばを
と
ぐ
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone;
(lit.)
to sharpen one's fangs
Examples (2 in total)
彼
かれ
はナイフを
といでいました
。
He was sharpening a knife.
とがない
と、
刃
は
はすぐに
鈍
にぶ
る。
If you don't sharpen it, the blade soon goes dull.