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削る (けずる, kezuru) Japanese meaning: shave | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 削る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 削けず る 削けず らない Polite 削けず ります 削けず りません Past polite 削けず りました 削けず りませんでした Past 削けず った 削けず らなかった Te-form 削けず って 削けず らないで Desire 削けず りたい 削けず りたくない Potential 削けず れる 削けず れない Passive 削けず られる 削けず られない Causative 削けず らせる 削けず らせない Causative passive 削けず らせられる also 削けず らされる 削けず らせられない also 削けず らされない Volitional 削けず ろう Polite volitional 削けず りましょう Imperative 削けず れ 削けず るな Conditional 削けず れば 削けず らなければ Tara conditional 削けず ったら 削けず らなかったら
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I sharpen a pencil with a knife.
The waves eroded the rock and created a cave.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 表ひょう 面めん を 削けず る to shave/scrape the surface of ~
I planed the surface of the wood to make it smooth.
〈 時じ 間かん 〉 を 削けず って 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to cut into one's time in order to do something
I cut into my sleep time to study.
〈 数かず 〉 行ぎょう 削けず る to delete a certain number of lines (from a text)
I cut three lines from the manuscript.
鉛筆えんぴつ を 削けず る to sharpen a pencil
I sharpened my pencil before class.
Expressions 命いのち を 削けず る shorten one's life; hasten one's death 身み を 削けず る undergo great hardships; waste away from effort and worry 鎬しのぎ を 削けず る compete fiercely; fight tooth and nail Transitive / intransitive Related words· 11 減らす is a general verb for lowering a quantity or number, while 削る implies actively cutting or scraping away something (often excess or waste).
消す means to erase or make something disappear entirely, while 削る in the 'delete' sense stresses cutting or striking out part of a text.
削る is the general, everyday word for shaving or scraping something down, while 削ぐ specifically suggests slicing off a thin layer or edge and also carries the metaphorical sense of dampening feelings.
削る means to shave or whittle material away, whereas 擦る focuses on the friction between two surfaces without necessarily removing anything.
Show 7 more 削る means to shave or pare away material bit by bit, while 切り崩す specifically describes cutting into a slope or mass to level or break it down.
削る implies physically shaving off or drastically cutting down an existing amount, while 省く simply means leaving out something unnecessary.
削る means to shave or scrape material off a surface, whereas 抉る removes material from the inside, leaving a cavity.
削る focuses on shaving or paring away surface material, whereas 彫る focuses on cutting a design or shape into the material.
Opposites 増やす means to increase an amount, the opposite of 削る's sense of cutting down expenses, staff, or time.
Don't confuse with 削除する is a formal, technical verb for deleting text or data, whereas 削る is a broader everyday verb that also covers physically shaving or planing material.
剃る is used specifically for shaving hair or a beard, while 削る is used for shaving or whittling materials like wood or a pencil.
Word family· 17 rough-hewn; unrefined; crude
shave off; scrape off; whittle away
dried bonito flakes; katsuobushi shavings
shaving; planing; cutting · shavings; flakes
Written forms 削けず る Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
けずる Usage 6%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the abstract 'cut down' and 'delete' senses.
Etymology The kanji 削 combines 刂 (knife) and 肖 (resemble, small), suggesting cutting away to shape or reduce. The reading けずる is native Japanese, and the exact derivation is uncertain.
削る is a broader word for shaving down or reducing (budgets, text, numbers), while 刈り込む implies a more deliberate, wholesale cutting-back.
削る means to shave, scrape, or whittle material down gradually, whereas 切り取る implies a single clean cut that completely removes a piece.
削る is a general verb for shaving, trimming, or paring something down, while 削減 is a formal noun/する-verb specifically for systematic cuts to budgets or numbers.
machining allowance; cutting stock
Show 8 more 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
