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削る

N2
けずる
[kezuru]
Illustration for 削る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode

2.GodanTransitive

to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce

3.GodanTransitive

to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out

Other Readings

「削る」 has another reading with different meanings.

Related Words

Examples

書きやすいように鉛筆を削って尖らせた。

I sharpened the pencil to make it easier to use.

経費節減のため来年度の予算を削らなければならない。

We have to cut the budget.

レポートを削って文字数を減らした。

I cut the report to reduce the word count.