Word details

削り取る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 削り取る.

Dictionary

Entry

削り取る削りとるずりとGodan verbFreq #18655
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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave

9 strokesFrequency 814JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サク

Kun

けず.るはつ.るそ.ぐ

Nanori

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz