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磨 = 麻 + 石

磨 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grind”. It is built from 麻 (hemp) and 石 (stone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 638.

Keyword
grind
RTK frame
638
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
マ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みが.く, す.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
измельчать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
磨 grind

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 麻 hemp
  2. 石 stone

How to find 磨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hemp” + “stone”. 磨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 磨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.