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削(けず)る
Rank #4,426

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb
    1. to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode
  • 2. to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
  • 3. to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out

Readings

削る
(91%)
けずる
(8%)
Appears in 1999 media