Japanese symbol for “buffing”
バフ研磨
バフけんま
Romaji: bafukenma
buffing
In Japanese, buffing is バフ研磨, read バフけんま (bafukenma).
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Meanings
- n buffing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “buffing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バフ | バフ bafu | buffing |
| バッフ | バッフ baffu | buffing |
| 研ぎ物 | とぎもの togimono | sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.); grinding; honing |
| ポリサージュ | ポリサージュ porisaaju | polishing; buffing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 研究 | けんきゅう kenkyuu | research; study; investigation |
| 研究所 | けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujo | research institute; (research) laboratory |
| 研修 | けんしゅう kenshuu | training (esp. in-service); induction course |
| 研磨 | けんま kenma | grinding; polishing |
| 研ぐ | とぐ togu | to sharpen; to hone; to whet |
| 研ぎ | とぎ togi | polish; grinding; sharpening |
| 歯磨き | はみがき hamigaki | dental brushing; brushing one's teeth |
| 磨き | みがき migaki | polish; burnishing |
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.