削る (けずる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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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

Pairs with削げる

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

shave; plane; whittle; sharpen

Physical removal of material from a surface: shaving wood, sharpening a pencil, scraping off a layer, or eroding. Used for deliberate shaping or gradual wear.

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Kanji

削plane, sharpen, whittle

Transitive / intransitive

削そげる sense 1
削る is the transitive verb for shaving material off something, while 削げる is its intransitive counterpart describing something becoming thin or worn away, as in 頬が削げる (cheeks becoming gaunt).

Related words· 11

減へらすN4sense 2
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).
消けすN5sense 3
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.
削そぐ
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.
擦するN1
削る means to shave or whittle material away, whereas 擦る focuses on the friction between two surfaces without necessarily removing anything.

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切きり崩くずす
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.
省はぶくN3
削る implies physically shaving off or drastically cutting down an existing amount, while 省く simply means leaving out something unnecessary.
えぐる
削る means to shave or scrape material off a surface, whereas 抉る removes material from the inside, leaving a cavity.

Opposites

増ふやすN3sense 2
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

削さく除じょN3sense 3
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.
剃そるN3sense 1
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

粗あら削けずり
rough-hewn; unrefined; crude
削けずり取とる
shave off; scrape off; whittle away
削けずり節ぶし
dried bonito flakes; katsuobushi shavings

Written forms

削けずるUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
けずるUsage6%
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.

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