削る

Quick Meaning

削る means "to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce".削

Reading

• Furigana: Add kana reading during review if this word uses kanji.
• Romaji: kezuru

Study Flow

First read 削る aloud, then connect the sound "kezuru" with the meaning "to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce".削

Recall Practice

1. Cover the English and say the meaning of 削る.削
2. Cover the Japanese and write the word for "to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce".
3. Say the romaji aloud: kezuru.

Mini Sentence Drill

Write one short sentence using 削る. Keep the sentence simple, then upgrade it with a time word or place word.削

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