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削り出す (けずりだす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su)
machine ; cut ; scrape
Describes shaping or forming something by cutting, scraping, or machining material away. Often used in manufacturing, woodworking, or metalworking contexts.
金きん 属ぞく の 塊かたまり から 部ぶ 品ひん を 削けず り 出だ す 。
Machine a part from a block of metal.
Similar words 削けず る 削る is the base verb meaning 'to shave, scrape, or cut down'. 削り出す adds the nuance of creating or producing something by that action.
彫ほ る 彫る means 'to carve' or 'to engrave', often with an artistic or decorative focus. 削り出す emphasizes the removal of material to shape an object, often in a mechanical or industrial sense.
Etymology Compound of 削り (continuative form of 削る, 'to shave, scrape') + 出す ('to bring out, produce'). The combination yields the meaning 'to produce by scraping/cutting'.
