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削ぐ - Japanese Dictionary | immit
削ぐ
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Also written
殺ぐ
variant
uncommon
動詞 / verb
1
to shave off, to slice off thinly, to cut off obliquely
竹の先を斜めに削いで槍を作った。
He cut the end of the bamboo at an angle to make a spear.
包丁で大根の角を削いでおくと煮崩れしにくい。
If you shave the edges off the daikon with a knife, it won't fall apart as easily when simmered.
ごぼうをささがきにするように薄く削いでください。
Please shave the burdock root into thin slivers.
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削る
削ぎ落とす
2
to dampen, to weaken, to spoil (one's mood)
上司の一言が彼のやる気を削いだ。
One remark from his boss killed his motivation.
突然の雨が祭りの興を削いでしまった。
The sudden rain put a damper on the festival.
序盤の失点がチームの勢いを削いだ。
Giving up an early goal sapped the team's momentum.
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弱める
挫く
3
to pare down, to trim, to cut out (the excess)
無駄な表現を削いで文章を簡潔にした。
I trimmed the unnecessary wording to make the text concise.
厳しい練習で体の贅肉を削いだ。
Hard training stripped the excess fat from his body.
装飾を極限まで削いだデザインが評価された。
The design, pared of ornament to the bare minimum, was praised.
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省く
削る
削減
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polite
negative
present
削ぐ
past
削いだ
volitional
削ごう
imperative
削げ
potential
削げる
passive
削がれる
causative
削がせる
-te form
削いで
conditional
削げば
conditional (-tara)
削いだら
stem
削ぎ
desire (-tai)
削ぎたい
desire, past (-takatta)
削ぎたかった
negative (-zu)
削がず
negative
negative (-nu)
削がぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
削がねば
negative
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