“To shave” in Japanese
Short answer
To shave in Japanese is “削る” (kezuru). Full meaning: 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.
Other ways to say “To shave” in Japanese
剃る
suru to shave
そる
soru to shave
そん
son to shave
する
suru to shave
すん
sun to shave
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
剃れる
soreru to shave
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
そっ
so to shave
そッ
so to shave
そり
sori to shave
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