Moto 削る (けずる)to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane
- to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to planeGodan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
- to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduceGodan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
- to delete; to erase; to removeGodan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
Kanji in 削る
Words that share its kanji
- 削減さくげんcut; reduction
- 掘削くっさくdigging out; excavation
- 削除さくじょdeletion; elimination
- 削り節けずりぶしflaked bonito
- 削り取るけずりとるto shave off; to scrape off
- 添削てんさくcorrection; looking over
- 粗削りあらけずりrough-hewn; incomplete
- えんぴつ削りえんぴつけずりpencil sharpener
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