noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix, noun
The act of shaving, planing, or cutting material away. Often used as a suffix or prefix in compound nouns such as 削り節 (shaved bonito flakes) or 削りくず (shavings).
noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix, noun
shavings; flakes
The material that is removed by shaving or planing; the resulting thin pieces or flakes. Often appears in compounds like 削り節 or 削りかす.
Shaved bonito flakes are essential for Japanese soup stock.
Wood shavings were scattered on the floor.
I gathered up the pencil shavings and threw them away.
rough-hewn; unrefined; crude
shave off; scrape off; whittle away
dried bonito flakes; katsuobushi shavings
machining allowance; cutting stock
shavings; filings; scrapings
wooden flower whittled from a log
planing; facing; milling
fluting; grooving
lead pointer; lead sharpener
shavings; scraps
machine; cut; scrape
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
Nominalized form of the verb 削る (けずる, 'to shave, to plane'). The kanji 削 means 'cut, shave, reduce'.