Keyword
scrape off
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig124
Readings
けず
(67%)
さく
(18%)
(14%)
Composed of
be worthy of
knife
Used in vocabulary (95 in total)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
Examples (29 in total)
Their names were erased from the list.
Your pencils need sharpening.
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
Sharpen your pencil.
Please delete this file.
How do I delete this file?
Could you please delete this photo?
Please delete this sentence.
Delete the comment, please.
Delete his name from the list.
Comments not written in English will be deleted.
This sentence has been deleted because it was a duplicate.
We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.
We have to cut down our monthly expenses.
We have cut back production by 20%.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
This sentence has been deleted.
Do not delete this example sentence.
How do I delete a sentence?
He is busy correcting test papers.
Thank you for the corrections.
I had my composition corrected by the teacher.
Delete his name from the list of the applicants.
Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.
The House cut the budget for foreign aid.
I deleted my Facebook account.
The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Japanese corporations are slashing their capital spending programs.