削 kanji — Plane, Sharpen, Whittle | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

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削 kanji — Plane, Sharpen, Whittle | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

削

Plane, Sharpen, Whittle, Pare, Shave

9 strokes

N1

On readings 音読み

さく

Kun readings 訓読み

けず.る、はつ.る、そ.ぐ

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削除さくじょeliminationN2 削るけずるto cut down little by littleN2 削減さくげんcutN1 削り節けずりぶしflaked bonito 添削てんさくcorrection 掘削くっさくdigging out

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