削る (Kezuru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off
- godan verb, transitive verbto cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
- godan verb, transitive verbto delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
Examples
私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
君の鉛筆は削る必要がある。
Your pencils need sharpening.
彼の名前はリストから削られた。
He was struck off the list.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).