No. 3,144 in Japanese
削
"削" means "to cut, reduce, shave, or delete."
In a sentence
鉛筆を削りました。
I sharpened the pencil.
In this sentence, '削' is used in the context of physically removing material (sharpening).
不必要な部分を削除しました。
I removed unnecessary parts.
Here, '削' signifies the act of editing or cutting out parts from something.
予算を削減する必要があります。
It's necessary to reduce the budget.
'削' in this sentence expresses the idea of reduction or decrease in amount.
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