削

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to pare with a knife; to peel with a knife; to scrape off the surface; to slice
 * 2) to divide; to split; to separate
 * 3)  to reduce; to cut down
 * 4)  to weaken
 * 5)  to rob; to expropriate; to plunder
 * 6)   to delete; to remove; to cut out
 * 7)  to slice (the ball)
 * 8)  steep (as if sliced); precipitous; sheer
 * 9)  emaciated; scraggy; slender
 * 10)  writing knife
 * 11)  thin slips of wood used for writing; letters
 * 12)  skinny; lean
 * 13)  to hurt (the stomach)
 * 14)  to mock; to ridicule; to have a dig at someone
 * 15)  to remove fat, etc. from a body organ
 * 16)  to damage the spleen, stomach, etc.
 * 17)  to compete; to fight

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Usage notes
Use for peeling something with one's hands, like a tangerine. Use for peeling something with a knife or peeler, like a potato.

Definitions

 * 1)  fief within three hundred li from the state capital

Kanji

 * 1) plane, whittle

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