“Sharpening” in Japanese
Short answer
Sharpening in Japanese is “研ぎ物” (togimono). Full meaning: sharpening (of knives, swords, etc.), grinding, honing, whetting, polishing, buffing, things to be sharpened or polished.
Other ways to say “Sharpening” in Japanese
研ぎ
togi polish, grinding, sharpening
磨礪
togi polish, grinding, sharpening
先鋭化
sen'eika radicalization, radicalisation, becoming a radical; intensification, aggravation, becoming acute; sharpening (e.g. of an image), narrowing (of a peak)
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