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.