- はつる
- けずる
- (v5r,vt) (1) to cut down little by little; (2) to take a percentage[edict]
- (v5r,vt) (1) 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; (P)[edict]