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削る
けずる
N2
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to cut down little by little
2
to take a percentage
3
to shave (wood, leather, etc.)
4
to sharpen (e.g. pencil)
5
to plane
6
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.)
7
to curtail
8
to reduce
Example sentence
したがって生産費を削る必要がある。
Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.
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Kanji in this word
削
Plane, Sharpen, Whittle
9 strokes
More words with
削
削減
さくげん ·
cut
N1
削除
さくじょ ·
elimination
N2
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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