研ぐ

Meanings

1. Godan verb (-gu), Transitive

   to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind
2. to wash (rice)
3. to scour; to polish; to burnish

Forms

• 猫ねこが柱はしらでつめを研といでいた。

  A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.

• 彼かれはナイフを研といでいました。

  He was sharpening a knife.

• 無洗米むせんまいでもつい研といでしまう。

  Even if it's pre-washed rice, I still end up washing it out of habit.

• 彼女かのじょはいつも人ひとに対たいしてやいばをといでいます。

  She always has some axe to grind.