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削

削 — plane, sharpen, whittle

On
サク
Kun
けずる, はつる, そぐ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 削

  • 削減さくげんcut; reduction; curtailmentCommon

    彼女は支出を徐々に削減した。
    She pared down her expenditures.

  • 掘削くっさくdigging out; excavationCommon
  • 削除さくじょdeletion; elimination; erasure; striking outCommon

    「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの?」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
    "Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."

  • 削り節けずりぶしflaked bonitoCommon
  • 削るけずるto shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle;…Common
  • 添削てんさくcorrection; looking over; touching upCommon
  • 削り取るけずりとるto shave off; to scrape offOccasional
  • 無削除むさくじょuncut; unabridgedRare
  • 追加削除ついかさくじょadditions and deletions; adding and deleting; revisions; revisingRare
  • 無削除版むさくじょばんunabridged edition; unabridged version; uncut edition; unexpurgated editionRare
  • 労働力削減ろうどうりょくさくげんworkforce reductionRare
  • 予算削減よさんさくげんbudget cutRare
  • コスト削減コストさくげんcost reduction; cost savingRare
  • 大幅削減おおはばさくげんsharp reduction; drastic cutRare
  • 行政紙削減法ぎょうせいしさくげんほうGovernment Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)Rare
  • 人員削減じんいんさくげんpersonnel reductionRare
  • 経費削減けいひさくげんreduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cuttingRare
  • 債務削減さいむさくげんdebt reductionRare
  • 戦略兵器削減条約せんりゃくへいきさくげんじょうやくStrategic Arms Reduction Treaty; STARTRare
  • 削りけずりshaving; planing; cuttingRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 79 words that use 削.

  • 削減 さくげん cut; reduction; curtailment
  • 掘削 くっさく digging out; excavation
  • 削除 さくじょ deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
  • 削り節 けずりぶし flaked bonito
  • 削る けずる to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle;…

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