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KANJI
削
shave
pare, cut down, reduce, whittle, scrape off, sharpen
Kun'yomi
けずkezuそso
On'yomi
さくsaku
Example sentences
木きの表ひょう面めんを削けずって滑なめらかにする。
Shave the surface of the wood to make it smooth.
無む駄だな経けい費ひを徹てっ底てい的てきに削けずり、生せい産さん性せいを向こう上じょうさせた。
We thoroughly cut unnecessary expenses and improved productivity.
彼かれは睡すい眠みん時じ間かんを削けずってまで、その研けん究きゅうに没ぼっ頭とうした。
He immersed himself in that research, even to the extent of cutting into his sleep time.

Practice exercises

1
削
Answer
けずさく
2
削
Answer
shaveparecut downreducesharpen
3
削減げん
reduction, cut, curtailment
Answer
さくげん
4
削ぎ落おとす
to shave off, to prune, to strip away (unnecessary parts)
Answer
そぎおとす
5
削ぎ切ぎり
diagonal slicing (e.g., fish); a diagonal cut
Answer
そぎぎり
6
削ぐ
to cut down, to reduce; to detract from, to dampen (spirit, enthusiasm); to diminish
Answer
そぐ