くつ
靴
　
を
みが
磨
　
く

expression, Godan verb

  1. to polish one's shoes, to clean your shoes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くつ
靴
　
を
みが
磨
　
く
 靴を磨く くつをみがく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shoes
くつ　カ (9th, N3)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
change, take the form of, influence
カ　ば.ける　ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
grind, polish, scour
みが.く　マ　す.る (9th, N2)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ　マ　あ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)