Word Meaning 削り

はつり hatsuri

削り is read as はつり (hatsuri) and means shaving (usu. concrete, paintwork, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. shaving (usu. concrete, paintwork, etc.)
  2. chipping

Reading

Kana

はつり

Romaji

hatsuri

Writing Variants

  • 斫り はつり hatsuri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 106088 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

削り取る

けずりとる

to shave off

削り出す

けずりだす

to machine

削り代

けずりしろ

cutting stock (extra material cut off in machining operations as a safety margin for tolerances)

削進

さくしん

excavation (esp. of a tunnel)

削岩機

さくがんき

rock drill

削去

さっきょ

removal

削り落とす

けずりおとす

to scrape off

削り花

けずりばな

wooden flower whittled from a log

Example Sentences

7

いわがなみにけずりとられた。

The rock was scraped away by the waves.

りんごのかわをうすくけずりなさい。

Pare the apple skin thinly.

Sharpen your pencil.

This pencil is blunt. Have you got a sharpener?

He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife.

This pencil is blunt. Have you got a sharpener?

I only use pens, but I still have a pencil sharpener in my backpack for some reason.