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    3. しのぎを削る

    しのぎを削る

    し​の​ぎ​を​削けずる​

    to compete ruthlessly

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab21 strokes

    鎬を削る

    しのぎをけずる

    Verb

    1.
    to compete ruthlessly, to sharpen swords
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    削
    けず.る・はつ.る・そ.ぐ…(2)
    plane・sharpen・whittle・pare・shave
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    ぎ
    gi
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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