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削

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Frequency rank 1190 / 2,608

Whittle Down

On’yomi
さく
Kun’yomi
けず
Radical
刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 即 (Instant), less common than 看 (Watch Over).

A sword on the right shaves the moon on the left — the sword whittles down the full moon into a crescent, slicing it thinner and thinner.

In words

削る けずる to cut down little by little,to take a percentageN2
削除 さくじょ elimination,cancellation,deletion,erasureN2
削減 さくげん cut;reduction;curtailmentN1

削 is rank 1190 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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