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Japanese symbol for “abrasives”

Romaji: kenmazai
abrasives

In Japanese, abrasives is , read (kenmazai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n abrasives

Kanji and stroke order

polish, study of, sharpen
on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
grind, polish, scour
on: マ
kun: みが.く、す.る
16 strokes · JLPT 2
lumber, log, timber
on: ザイ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けんきゅう kenkyuuresearch; study; investigation
けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujoresearch institute; (research) laboratory
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
けんま kenmagrinding; polishing
とぐ toguto sharpen; to hone; to whet
とぎ togipolish; grinding; sharpening
はみがき hamigakidental brushing; brushing one's teeth
みがき migakipolish; burnishing
しゅざい shuzaigathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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