Hanja Analyzer
磨

磨 — ma

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
갈 마
Romanization
ma
English
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
Mandarin
mó
Japanese on'yomi
マ, バ
Japanese kun'yomi
みが.く す.る
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,608 of 2,500
Strokes
16
Radical
石 (112, 11 residual)
Unicode
U+78E8

Parts that make up 磨

  • 麻 삼 마 집 안에 늘어놓은 삼 껍질삼과 삼으로 짠 것. ‘마’ 계열의 소리
  • 石 돌 석 벼랑 아래 굴러떨어진 돌돌과 돌로 만든 것

How 磨 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 磨 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 石, 靡.

Korean example words with 磨

  • 소마되다消磨 Korean gloss: 닳아서 없어지다
  • 마손하다磨損 Korean gloss: 마찰에 의하여 쓸리어 닳다
  • 연마하다硏磨 Korean gloss: 학문이나 기술 따위를 힘써 배우고 닦다
  • 치마분齒磨粉 Korean gloss: 가루로 되어 있는 치약
  • 내마모耐磨耗 Korean gloss: 마찰이 되더라도 잘 닳지 아니함
  • 분마기粉磨機 Korean gloss: 씨, 곡물 따위를 갈아 가루로 만드는 기계
  • 연마기硏磨機 Korean gloss: 회전 숫돌을 회전하여 공작물의 면을 깎는 기계
  • 마쇄磨碎 Korean gloss: 갈아서 부숨.
  • 정마精磨 Korean gloss: 정밀하게 갊.
  • 마묵磨墨 Korean gloss: 벼루에 먹을 갊.
  • 달마達磨 Korean gloss: 염주의 어미 구슬.
  • 불마不磨 Korean gloss: 닳아 없어지지 아니함.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 磨

  • 磨きみがき polish; burnishing; improvement
  • 琢磨たくま polish (jewels); cultivation
  • 歯磨きはみがき dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice
  • 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)
  • 研磨けんま grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.)
  • 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
  • 百戦錬磨ひゃくせんれんま veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles
  • 磨くみがく to polish; to shine; to burnish
  • 不磨ふま permanence; immortality
  • 磨石とぎいし whetstone; grindstone
  • 磨損まそん wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
  • 練磨れんま training; practice; drilling

Other hanja read “마”

Other hanja with radical 石

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