(けず)

けずる
godan verb
to shave, to plane, to whittle; to cut, to reduce
See also: (けず)れる (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(けず)(けず)らない
Present polite(けず)ります(けず)りません
Past(けず)った(けず)らなかった
Past polite(けず)りました(けず)りませんでした
て form(けず)って(けず)らなくて
ている present(けず)っている(けず)っていない
ている polite(けず)っています(けず)っていません
ている past(けず)っていた(けず)っていなかった
ている past polite(けず)っていました(けず)っていませんでした
Conditional ば(けず)れば(けず)らなければ
Conditional たら(けず)ったら(けず)らなかったら
Volitional(けず)ろう
Volitional polite(けず)りましょう
Potential(けず)れる(けず)れない
Passive(けず)られる(けず)られない
Causative(けず)らせる(けず)らせない
Imperative(けず)(けず)るな
1. to shave, to plane, to whittle
To remove thin layers from a surface, especially wood.
Shave dried bonito and use it.
Whittle wood into a shape.
Plane a board with a plane.
Shave ice to make shaved ice.
File and shape the nails.
2. to sharpen (a pencil)
To make a pencil point sharp by removing wood.
鉛筆(えんぴつ)(けず)る。
Sharpen a pencil.
Sharpen with a pencil sharpener.
The lead became dull, so I sharpened it.
Sharpen a pencil with a knife.
(いろ)鉛筆(えんぴつ)(けず)った。
I sharpened the colored pencils.
3. to cut, to reduce, to delete
To reduce or remove something, such as a budget or text.
予算(よさん)(けず)られた。
The budget was cut.
We need to cut expenses.
人件費(じんけんひ)(けず)られた。
Personnel costs were cut.
I edited the manuscript to make it shorter.
睡眠時間(すいみんじかん)(けず)って(はたら)
To work by cutting into one's sleep time.

(けず)る means to shave, scrape, or cut away material from a surface.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))
  • Pair: (けず)れる (intransitive - to be shaved off, to wear away)
  • Pattern: X(けず)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

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