Compare: 削る vs 削る

削るはつる

to shave off (esp. concrete)

削るけずる

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode

はつる削る

N3Godan verb (ru ending)

to shave off (esp. concrete)

けずる削る

N5CommonGodan verb (ru ending)

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to erode

私(わたし)はナイフで鉛筆を削(けずる)った。

I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

君(きみ)の鉛筆は削(けずる)る必要がある。

Your pencils need sharpening.