そ
削
　
ぎ
お
落
　
と
　
す

Godan verb

  1. to chip off, to scrape off, to prune.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そ
削
　
ぎ
お
落
　
と
　
す
 削ぎ落とす そぎおとす
　
そ
　
ぎ
お
落
　
と
　
す
 そぎ落とす そぎおとす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plane, sharpen, whittle
けず.る　サク　そ.ぐ (8th, N1)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)