けずる – Vocabulary details

けずる

Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)

1. to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode

2. to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce

3. to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out

け

ずる

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

to curtail a budget

彼かれらの名な前まえはリストからけずられた。

Their names were erased from the list.

君きみの鉛えん筆ぴつはけずる必ひつ要ようがある。

Your pencils need sharpening.

したがって生せい産さん費ひをけずる必ひつ要ようがある。

Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.

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