英和和英

読み方 みがく

他動詞

1

（＝光を出す）to polish （wood）; to burnish （gold）; to scour （metal）; to sharpen （a sword）; to brighten, rub up （silver-ware, etc.）

用例

• 玉を磨く
  to cut a gem

• 玉の光を磨きだす
  to fetch out the beauty of a gem
• 磨かぬ玉
  an uncut gem
• 磨かぬ金剛石
  a rough diamond
  a diamond in the rough
• 玉磨かざれば光無し
  An uncut gem does not sparkle
  Without education, man is a savage.
• 他山の石もって玉を磨くべし
  One should learn by other's examples.
• 瓦は磨いても玉にならぬ
  One can not “make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.”
• 歯を磨く
  to clean one's teeth―brush one's teeth
• 靴を磨く
  to polish boots―clean boots―black boots
• 剣を磨く
  to sharpen a sword
• 磨き上げる
  to polish up―finish up
• 水道の水で磨き上げる
  to give one a town polish
• あの娘は磨くと好くなる
  A town polish will improve the girl.
• 磨きたてる
  to polish up one's appearance―polish oneself up
• あのご面相ではいくら磨いても駄目だ
  With that face of hers, no amount of polishing would do her good.

2

（＝錬磨する）to cultivate （knowledge）; to improve （one's skill）; to refine （one's mind）

用例

• 知識を磨く
  to cultivate one's knowledge―improve one's mind

• 智慧を磨く
  to sharpen one's wits
• 智徳を磨く
  to cultivate wisdom and virtue―attain intellectual and moral excellence
• 智を磨き徳を積め
  Seek truth and do good.
• 心を磨く
  to refine one's mind
• 腕を磨く
  to improve one's skill―improve one's ability
• 腕を磨いて千載一遇の機会を待て
  Prepare yourself for a golden opportunity.
• 男を磨く
  to build up a character