磨ぐ

とぐ【研ぐ･磨ぐ】

1 〔鋭くする〕 sharpen 《a knife》; whet 《a chisel》; grind 《an axe》; hone 《a razor》; put an edge on 《a knife》.

●皮砥(_かわと)でかみそりを研ぐ strop [strap] a razor; sharpen a razor on a strop

・水をかけないで研ぐ dry-hone 《a chisel》.

●砥石でやればよく研げる. If you use a whetstone to hone [whet] it, you'll get a sharp [good] edge.

・猫が柱で爪を研いでいた. A cat was sharpening its claws on a post.

2 〔みがく〕 polish; burnish; shine.

●鏡を磨ぐ polish a mirror.

3 〔米を〕 wash 《rice》.