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A3 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

()to chip (off), to shave (off), to slice (off), to sharpen, to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm), to discourage, to weaken, to reduce

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off

    2. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to sharpen

    3. Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    削ぐ 【そぐ】殺ぐ 【そぐ】

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    Examples

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      鋭利(えいり)なナイフで(にく)(うす)()

      Slice the meat thinly with a sharp knife.

      相手(あいて)威嚇(いかく)気勢(きせい)()がれてしまった。

      I was dampened by the opponent's intimidation.

      家族(かぞく)不幸(ふこう)()って()()がれるような(おも)いです。

      I feel as if my spirit has been shaved off upon learning of my family's misfortune.

        (たけ)()いで(やり)(つく)るとは…(むかし)(ひと)知恵(ちえ)には(あたま)()がりません。

        To think that people in the past would make spears by shaving bamboo... I am truly in awe of their wisdom.

        (てき)力一杯(ちからいっぱい)攻撃(こうげき)我々(われわれ)兵士達(へいしたち)意欲(いよく)()がれてしまったようです。

        It seems that our soldiers have had their spirits dampened by the enemy's full-force attack.

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