What does 削る mean?
削る is a Japanese verb meaning “to cut down little by little, to take a percentage” in English. It can also be translated as “to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to delete” depending on context. It is written as 削る in kanji, けずる in hiragana, and kezuru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
彼の名前はリストから削られた。
He was struck off the list.