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削: shave

shave; cut down
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 13 words here

Readings

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けずる・はつる・そぐ

削る(けずる) "shave; cut down"; 削り節(けずりぶし) "bonito flakes". さく in 削除(さくじょ) "deletion", 削減(さくげん) "reduction".

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Key words

削るけずるto shave; to cut down
削除さくじょdeletion
削減さくげんreduction; cut
削り節けずりぶしdried bonito shavings

Example sentences

I sharpened the pencil with a knife.

By mistake, I deleted an important file.

The company plans to cut expenses by ten percent next year.

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