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削 — shave; whittle

削 means “shave; whittle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: サク (saku). Kun'yomi: けず(る) (kezuru). You'll see it in words such as 削る (kezuru, “to shave; to sharpen”).

削
Stroke order of 削
Meaning
shave; whittle
On'yomi
サク (saku)
Kun'yomi
けず(る) (kezuru)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 1

How to remember 削

Parts: 肖 resemblance · 刂 sword

Words with 削

WordReadingMeaning
削るけずる kezuru kunto shave; to sharpen

Don't confuse it with

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