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Kotomora

剗

to level off, to trim, to pare down

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サン
  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • けず.る

Meaning

剗 centers on cutting or scraping away excess to make something level or neat: trimming, paring down, or leveling off a surface.

Study

Etymology

剗 combines 戔 (which likely contributes the sound and the idea of cutting or damaging) with 刂 (knife), reinforcing the action of cutting or trimming.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 戔 suggests damage or cutting, and the right side 刂 is a knife. Picture using a knife to trim away damaged edges until the surface is level and smooth.

Reading mnemonic

For サン, imagine trimming a piece of wood with a knife under the sun: sun -> サン, and the knife pares down the wood evenly.