Meaning of 鑿井削 in Japanese

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鑿井

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Definition of 鑿井削

  1. (v5r, vt) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off
  2. to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down
  3. to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete
  1. (v5r, vt) to cut down little by little

    私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
    I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

  2. to take a percentage

    彼の名前はリストから削られた。
    He was struck off the list.

  1. (n, vs) well drilling
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