Meanings
Readings
Common Words
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
to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
to chip (off); to shave off; to slice off; to cut off
to sharpen
Word usually written using kana alone
to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce; to diminish; to weaken; to spoil
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to shave off; to scrape off
cut; reduction; curtailment
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The samurai planed his candle to just the right size using a saber so that it would wake him at dawn for battle.
The mad sculptor used a saber to plane away small parts of the victimโs flesh until he bore a perfect resemblance to the king.
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