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Kanji 削

9 strokes

Meaning

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave

On'yomi
サク
Kun'yomi
けずるはつるそぐ
Strokes
9
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#814 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with 削

  • 削る

    けずる

    to shave, to plane, to sharpen; to cut down, to reduce, to delete

    N2
  • 削除

    さくじょ

    elimination, deletion

    N2
  • 削減

    さくげん

    cut, reduction

    N1

Example sentences

  • この文ぶんは削除さくじょしなさい。

    Delete this sentence.

  • 予算よさんを検討けんとうし、コストを削減さくげんすることにした。

    I reviewed the budget, and decided to cut costs.

  • 君きみの鉛筆えんぴつは削けずる必要ひつようがある。

    Your pencils need sharpening.

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