Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 削ぐ(そぐ) in Japanese

削ぐ, 殺ぐ
Kana Reading
そぐ
Romaji
sogu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `gu' ending
    Meaning
    to chip; to slice off; to sharpen
    Example sentence
    ために彼ら気力そがれた。 The rain damped their spirits.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to thin down; to reduce; to weaken

Examples of 削ぐ, 殺ぐ, そぐ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
削ぐ
Plain Polite
削ぎます
Negative
削がない
Negative Polite
削ぎません

Past

Plain
削いだ
Plain Polite
削ぎました
Negative
削がなかった
Negative Polite
削ぎませんでした

Te

Plain
削いで
Plain Polite
削ぎまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
削がれる
Plain Polite
削がれます
Negative
削がれない
Negative Polite
削がれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, sharpen, whittle, pare

On'Yomi: サク

Kun'Yomi: けず.る, はつ.る, そ.ぐ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'Yomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ

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11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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