けずる

削 る

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode

    • 私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
      I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce

    • 彼の名前はリストから削られた。
      He was struck off the list.

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out