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削
1
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode
Examples
私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
2
to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce
Examples
彼の名前はリストから削られた。
He was struck off the list.
3
to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out
1
to chip (off); to shave off; to slice off; to cut off
2
to sharpen
3
Word usually written using kana alone
to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce; to diminish; to weaken; to spoil
Examples
雨のために彼らは気力をそがれた。
The rain dampened their spirits.
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deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
Examples
「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
1
cut; reduction; curtailment
Examples
彼女は支出を徐々に削減した。
She pared down her expenditures.
1
to shave off; to scrape off
Examples
洪水で家の土台が削り取られた。
The house was undermined by the flood.
1
to split; to be split; to splinter
Examples
すっかり春奈のお天気モードのおかげで香の気勢が殺げているな。
Thanks to Haruna's "weather mode" Kaori's fervour was greatly dampened.
1
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
1
correction; looking over; touching up
Examples
彼は試験答案の添削をするのに忙しい。
He is busy correcting test papers.
1
to shave off (esp. concrete)
2
to take a percentage; to take a cut