研ぐ
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Meanings
- to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
- to wash (rice)
- to scour, to polish, to burnish
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I have a habit of sharpening the kitchen knife before cooking.
My grandfather carefully sharpened his sickle on a whetstone every morning.
Since this kitchen knife had become dull after years of use, I had it sharpened at a specialty shop.
Because I cooked the rice without washing it, the rice turned out sticky.
It is said that traditional sword polishers spend several decades mastering the technique of honing blades.
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