削

Kanji
削
Level
N1
Meaning
whittle, shave, erase
On'yomi
サク
Kun'yomi
けず.る
Strokes
9
Common compounds

削減 (さくげん) reduction 削る (けずる) to shave/whittle

Memory hook

Using a knife (刂) to make something smaller (肖).

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