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削る 【けずる】

  1. [v5r,vt] to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode
  2. [v5r,vt] to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
  3. [v5r,vt] to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
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Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
削 Plane, Sharpen, Whittle, Pare, Shave サク けず.る, はつ.る, そ.ぐ