JLPT N1 · Verb

研ぐ (togu)

研ぐ (とぐ, togu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to sharpen; to hone”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とぐ
Romaji: togu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind · godan verb, transitive
to wash (rice) · godan verb, transitive · esp. 磨ぐ
to scour; to polish; to burnish · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼女はいつも人に対してやいばをといでいます。

She always has some axe to grind.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 研ぐ

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	研ぐ	とぐ togu
Polite (~masu)	研ぎます	とぎます togimasu
Negative	研がない	とがない toganai
Polite negative	研ぎません	とぎません togimasen
Past	研いだ	といだ toida
Polite past	研ぎました	とぎました togimashita
Negative past	研がなかった	とがなかった toganakatta
Te-form	研いで	といで toide
Potential	研げる	とげる togeru
Passive	研がれる	とがれる togareru
Causative	研がせる	とがせる togaseru
Volitional	研ごう	とごう togou
Imperative	研げ	とげ toge
Conditional (~ba)	研げば	とげば togeba

Kanji in 研ぐ

研

polish, study of, sharpenケン・と.ぐ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 研ぐ.

研究けんきゅうresearch研究室けんきゅうしつlaboratory研修けんしゅうtraining (esp. in-service)

Source: JMdict entry 1598700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.