What does kanji 削 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 削 is plane.

How is kanji 削 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 削 are けず.る, はつ.る, そ.ぐ; the onyomi readings are サク.

What is the main radical of kanji 削?

The main radical for kanji 削 is 刀.

What words use kanji 削?

Example words that use kanji 削 include 削減, 削除, 削る, 削り節.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

削

Meaning

Kanji 削

plane

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: けず.るはつ.るそ.ぐ
Onyomi 音読み: サク
Nanori 名乗り: げ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #814
Strokes: 9
Radical: 刀
Components: 刈 • 尚 • 月
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 消 • 宵 • 肖 • 硝 • 梢 • 俏 • 哨

Related vocabulary

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Showing 30 of 86 entries that include this kanji.

削減

さくげん

cut

削除

さくじょ

deletion

削る

けずる

to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.)

削り節

けずりぶし

flaked bonito

削りとる

けずりとる

to shave off

削がれる

そがれる

to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.)

削ぐ

そぐ

to sharpen

削げる

そげる

to split

削り

はつり

shaving (usu. concrete, paintwork, etc.)

削りかす

けずりかす

shavings

削りくず

けずりくず

shavings

削り花

けずりばな

wooden flower whittled from a log

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はナイフで木を削った。

He whittled the wood with a knife.

鉛筆を削るのを手伝ってください。

Please help me sharpen the pencil.

政府は教育予算を削減した。

The government cut the education budget.

名簿から彼の名前を削除した。

I deleted his name from the list.

大工さんはかんなで板を削っています。

The carpenter is planing the board with a plane.

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