plane, sharpen, whittle, pare
削
Readings:
saku, kezu.ru, hatsu.ru, so.gu, ge
Main radical: 刀 (18) Radicals:
Strokes: 9 Jouyou: 8 JIS: 14959
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削る kezuru (1)to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, (2)to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, (3)to cross out, to redu godan, verb, vtrans
予算削減 yosansakugen budget cutsuru
この歯を少し削りましょう konohawosukoshikezurimashou anglicky