削 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道3Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- サク
- Kun
- けず.る・はつ.る・そ.ぐ
- Meaning
- cut; delete
Origin
刂 "blade" with 肖: to pare away with a blade — to cut, to delete.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サク | 削除・削減・添削 |
|---|---|
| けずる | 削る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 削減さくげん
reduction; cut
- 添削てんさく
correction (of writing)
Example
費用を削減する方法を考えた。
We considered ways to cut costs.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)