godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Transitive verb for shaving hair from the body, face, or head. The object is the hair or body part being shaved.
毎朝ひげを剃る。
I shave my beard every morning.
足の毛を剃るのは面倒だ。
Shaving leg hair is a hassle.
Standard kanji spelling for shaving body hair or facial hair.
刈る is used for cutting grass, hair on the head, or trimming plants, not for shaving close to the skin.
The kanji 剃 is composed of 刀 (knife) and 弟 (phonetic component), suggesting cutting with a blade. The reading そる is native Japanese.