削り

Reading

Kana: けずり

Romaji: kezuri

Definitions

n-suf

n-pref

noun

1

shaving; planing; cutting

2

shavings; flakes

Kanji

削

Readings: サク、 けず.る、 はつ.る、 そ.ぐ

Meanings: plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave

Example Sentence

洪水(こうずい)で家(いえ)の土台(どだい)が削(けず)り取(と)られた。

➥The house was undermined by the flood.