# 磨 to brush

(cave) + 林 (grove) + 石 (rock)
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

| (You don't need the ONyomi because the only useful jukugo is KUNKUN style)

## Mnemonic

| Yo Mama's mouth is so filthy, she has to get a rock from the cave to chop down a tree in a grove to make an adequately sized toothbrush.

## Kunyomi

みが*く | brush :(almost always used with teeth: 歯を磨く　（は　を　みがく) ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

歯磨き(はみがき) | brush your teeth! ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 歯 (tooth) + 磨 (to brush) = 歯磨き (brush your teeth!) the act of brushing the teeth ('Brush your teeth' = 歯を磨きます!）

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
摩 | friction | HAND | 手
磨 | to brush | ROCK | 石

Your HAND makes friction, as you brush ROCKs looking for gold.

## Synonyms

rub 擦る 磨る