Memory phrase for the character: 削

削

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Meaning

whittle, sharpen, pare, curtail, plane, cut cost

Pronunciation

 SAKU
kezuru

Explanation

 Left: alike, imitate 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.), right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
Small bodies are cut with a knife, when whittling or paring.

Radicals

肖 be similarSmall 小 bodies 月 are similar.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀
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 Vocabulary

添削 てんさく  rectification, correction
削る けずる  to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses,etc.); to reduce
削減 さくげん  cut, reduction, curtailment
削除 さくじょ  elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure

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