“To delete” in Japanese
Short answer
To delete in Japanese is “消す” (kesu). Full meaning: to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out.
Other ways to say “To delete” in Japanese
削る
kezuru to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce; to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
あぼーん
abo-n deleted; to delete, to break, to disappear
銷す
kesu to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
けす
kesu to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
けし
keshi to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
ケシ
keshi to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
消せる
keseru to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
けせる
keseru to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
けそ
keso to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out
けずる
kezuru to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce; to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
ケズる
kezuru to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce; to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
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