はつる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Used for physically shaving or chipping away at hard materials like concrete, stone, or wood. Often appears in construction or DIY contexts.

壁かべの凸でこ凹ぼこをはつって平たいらにする。
I chip off the uneven parts of the wall to make it flat.

古ふるいタイルをはつる作さ業ぎょうは重じゅう労ろう働どうだ。

The work of chipping off old tiles is heavy labor.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take a cut; skim off; take a percentage

usually written using kana alone

Informal; used when someone takes a portion of money, often in a slightly shady or unofficial context. Similar to ピンはねする.

あの仲ちゅう介かい業ぎょう者しゃは報ほう酬しゅうからかなりはつっているらしい。
That agent seems to be taking a big cut from the fee.

Written forms

はつるUsage100%
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 削る, 斫る, 砕る are rare and may cause confusion with more common readings.
削はつる
Rare kanji spelling; more commonly read as けずる.
斫はつる
Obscure kanji variant.
砕はつる
Obscure kanji variant.

Kanji

削plane, sharpen, whittle
斫cut with a sword
砕smash, break, crush

Similar words

削けずる
けずる is the common word for shaving, scraping, or cutting down; はつる is a specialized variant for chipping hard materials or taking a cut.
ピンはね
ピンはねする is a more common slang term for skimming off money; はつる in this sense is less frequent and may sound rougher.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 削 is associated with shaving or planing, but the reading はつる is not standard for that character. The other kanji forms are rare ateji or variants.