削除する
sakujo suru
In Japanese, to remove is 削除する (sakujo suru).
削除する is used to mean to discard or set aside, primarily in technical contexts such as deleting or removing data, files or text from a document.
Meaning: to discard, set aside (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The verb is composed of the noun 削除, which means deletion or removal, combined with the verb する, meaning to do.
Which one should you use?
While 削除する is used for technical tasks like deleting digital information, 排除する is a formal way to say remove that implies a more deliberate and intentional removal of something.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express that something has been deleted or removed in the past, use the form 削除した. To make a polite request to delete or remove something, use 削除してください.
How do you pronounce it?
sakujo suru
Did you know?
- The kanji 除 in 削除 is also used in 除夜の鐘, the bells rung on New Year's Eve to 'remove' the 108 worldly desires of the previous year.
- When removing makeup, Japanese speakers do not use 削除する but use 落とす (otosu), which literally means 'to drop' or 'to let fall'.
- The character 削 in 削除 literally means to scrape or shave something away, like shavings from a pencil.
Examples in context
- ドキュメントから画像を削除してくださいPlease remove the image from the document
- 全ての障害を排除する必要がありますWe need to remove all obstacles
- メッセージを画面から消してRemove the message from the screen
- シャツからコーヒーのしみを取り除いてもらえますか？Could you please remove the coffee stain from my shirt?
- このファイルを削除する。Kono fairu o sakujo suru.I will delete this file.
Example conversation
Misaki and Kenta are working on a shared computer.
- 美咲 Misakiこの写真は削除してもいい？Kono shashin wa sakujo shite mo ii?Is it okay to remove this photo?
- 健太 Kentaうん、もういらないから大丈夫だよ。Un, mou iranai kara daijoubu dayo.Yeah, we don't need it anymore, so it's fine.
- 美咲 Misakiじゃあ、今削除するね。Jaa, ima sakujo suru ne.Then I'll remove it now.
- 健太 Kentaお願いね。Onegai ne.Please do.
