削除|さくじょsakujo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdeletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
   「百八ひゃくはちといえば煩悩ぼんのうの数かずだ」「お兄にいちゃんはどんな煩悩ぼんのうがあるの？」「言いってもいいが、検閲けんえつ削除さくじょになるぞ」↗

   "Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."

• Synonym消去しょうきょWrittenWritten word for erasing or clearing written text or data, as in 「データを消去する」. Close to 「削除」, which is more often used for files and entries.
• Synonym除去じょきょNeutralRemoval of unwanted or obstructive things, as in 「雑草を除去する」; the object is usually a physical thing, not text or data.
• Synonym抹消まっしょうNeutralStriking a registration or qualification off the record, as in 「登録を抹消する」; mostly administrative use.
• Synonym消却しょうきゃくWrittenWritten and rare: erasing or wiping something out, also paying off a debt. For deleting text, everyday speech uses 「削除」 or 「消す」.
• Related消すけすNeutralVerb meaning to erase or turn off, as in 「字を消す」 and 「電気を消す」; the colloquial everyday word.
• Antonym追加ついかNeutralAntonym: adding or supplementing, as in 「項目を追加する」 — the direct opposite of 「削除」.
• Antonym挿入そうにゅうNeutralAntonym: inserting, as in 「文字を挿入する」 — the opposite of 「削除」.
• Antonym復元ふくげんNeutralAntonym: restoring something to its original state, as in 「データの復元」 — the opposite of 「削除」.

Use 「削除」 to delete text or data, as in 「ファイルを削除する」. 「消去」 also works for clearing records or data; 「除去」 for removing physical things; 「抹消」 for cancelling registrations; colloquially say 「消す」. The opposite is 「追加」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 文章ぶんしょうなどの一部いちぶを削り取けずりとること。
2. コンピュータといった媒体ばいたい上じょうから、データなどを削り取けずりとること。消去しょうきょとは異ことなる。