剃る
soru
The English verb "shave" is translated into Japanese as 剃る (soru).
剃る is used to describe the act of removing hair. Other common expressions include ひげをそる (to shave the beard or mustache) and あごをそる (to shave the chin). If you want to say you are leaving some hair unshaved, you can use ひげをそり残す. Related nouns include カミソリ (razor) and シェービングクリーム (shaving cream).
Meaning: to remove hair from (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense of 剃る is 剃った (shaved), and the negative form is 剃らない (do not shave).
How do you pronounce it?
soru
Did you know?
- If you are talking about a 'shaven' head (a bald look), Japanese speakers rarely use 剃った and instead use the word 坊主 (bōzu), which originally referred to a Buddhist monk.
- The word 剃る is used not only for hair but also for slicing thin pieces of food, such as 剃り節 ('katsuobushi') which are shaved bonito flakes.
- The kanji for 剃る includes the radical for 'knife' (刀), which highlights that the action is fundamentally viewed as a cutting motion with a blade.
Examples in context
- ひげ剃るの忘れてた。I forgot to shave.This sentence shows the use of 剃る to express forgetting an action.Tatoeba #10317820 by small_snow, translation #6915455 by Eccles17
- ヒゲはほぼ毎日剃るよ。I shave almost every day.This sentence shows how to use 剃る to describe a frequent habit.Tatoeba #11706781 by small_snow, translation #1740678 by Amastan
- 私は毎朝髭を剃る。I shave every morning.This sentence shows the use of 剃る to describe a daily morning routine.Tatoeba #869798 by thyc244, translation #436953 by lukaszpp
- 私は毎朝顔を剃ります。I shave my face every morning.
- 彼はひげをそり残している。He left some beard unshaved.
- 彼はカミソリで顔を剃ります。He shaves his face with a razor.
Example conversation
Youta and Misaki are getting ready to go out.
- 陽太 Yotaそろそろ準備しなきゃ。まだ足を剃ってないんだ。Sorosoro junbi shinakya. Mada ashi o sotte nain da.I have to get ready soon. I haven't shaved my legs yet.
- 美咲 Misakiゆっくりでいいよ。陽太くんは準備に時間がかかるね。Yukkuri de ii yo. Youta-kun wa junbi ni jikan ga kakaru ne.Take your time. You take a long time to get ready, Youta.
- 陽太 Yotaごめん。丁寧に剃ると時間がかかるんだよ。Gomen. Teinei ni soru to jikan ga kakaru n da yo.Sorry. It takes time when I shave carefully.
- 美咲 Misakiわかった。外で待ってるね。Wakatta. Soto de matteru ne.I understand. I'll wait outside.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
