日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsplane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave
On'yomiサク
Kun'yomiけず、はつ、そ
Strokes9
Radical

Compounds

  • to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle

  • cut, reduction, curtailment

  • deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out

Example sentences

  • In the worst case, we will cut the budget.

  • furthermore, we also achieved cost reduction

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  • Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.

  • I reviewed the budget, and decided to cut costs.

  • This example text is a how-to-write sample, so please add to and delete from it as required before using.

  • Your pencils need sharpening.