godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Used for subtracting an amount from a total, such as deducting expenses, taxes, or discounts.
給料から税金が差し引かれる。
Tax is deducted from the salary.
交通費
Even after deducting travel expenses, there is still a profit.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
make allowances for; take into account; factor in
Used when considering a mitigating factor or adjusting one's judgment by taking something into account. Often appears as 差し引いて考える.
彼の若さを差し引いて考えても、その発言は無責任だ。
Even taking his youth into account, that remark is irresponsible.
天候の影響を差し引いて、売上を分析する。
We analyze sales after factoring in the weather's influence.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
ebb and flow; fluctuate
Intransitive use describing the rise and fall of tides, or metaphorically the fluctuation of something. Relatively rare; often replaced by 満ち引きする in modern Japanese.
潮が差し引く様子を眺めた。
I watched the tide ebb and flow.