Vocabulary

What does 腕を磨く (うでをみがく, ude o migaku) mean?

腕を磨く (うでをみがく, ude o migaku) means to hone one’s skills, to polish one’s craft (lit.: to polish one’s arm).

Quick facts
Readingうでをみがく
Romajiude o migaku
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
うでをみがく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkude o migaku

to hone one’s skills, to polish one’s craft (lit.: to polish one’s arm)

Example sentences

  • I hone my cooking skills at an authentic restaurant.

  • Aiming to become a first-class artisan, I hone my skills every single day without rest.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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