削

Shave

Also: Plane, Sharpen, Whittle, Cut Down, Pare

On'yomi

  • さく saku

Kun'yomi

  • けず(る) kezuru
  • はつ hatsu
  • そ so
Stroke count
9
Radical
刀 knife · Kangxi radical 18
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

削 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 刀 (knife), number 18. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji