NichiDict

はつる

N2
削る
斫る砕る
[hatsuru]
Illustration for 削る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to shave off (esp. concrete)

2.GodanTransitive

to take a percentage; to take a cut

Other Readings

削る」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

壁のコンクリートを電動工具で削る作業を始めた。

We started the work of scraping concrete off the wall with a power tool.

壁の表面を削って下地を出した。

I scraped off the wall surface to expose the base.

床を少しだけ削った

I scraped off a bit of the floor.