身を削る
miwokezuru
to undergo great hardships, to waste away from great effort and worry
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  1. miwokezuru to undergo great hardships, to waste away from great effort and worry
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Kanji Breakdown
Somebody, Person, One's Station In Life
On: しん Kun: み
7 strokes
Plane, Sharpen, Whittle, Pare, Shave
On: さく Kun: けず.る,はつ.る,そ.ぐ
9 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
Ru-verb (一段動詞)
Pattern
身を削る → 身を削ます → 身を削て → 身を削た

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝身を削るのが好きです。
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