けず
kezuru

Godan Verb (ru)

1. to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode

Transitive
わたくしはナイフで鉛筆 えんぴつ けずった。
watashiwa naifude empitsuo kezutta
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
Godan Verb (ru)

2. to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce

Transitive
かれ名前 なまえはリストから けずられた。
kareno namaewa risutokara kezurareta.
He was struck off the list.
Godan Verb (ru)

3. to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out

Transitive