削除します（さくじょします、sakujoshimasu）
- to delete

削除します means "to delete," "to remove," or "to erase" something. It's a formal and polite verb used in Japanese. It indicates the action of getting rid of something, whether it's a file, a piece of text, or any other kind of information. It's often used in digital contexts, such as deleting emails or files on a computer. The word implies the removal is permanent.

⚫︎メールを削除します。 Translation: I will delete the email. ⚫︎このファイルを削除しますか？ Translation: Will you delete this file? ⚫︎不要なデータを削除します。 Translation: I will delete unnecessary data.

⚫︎You would use 削除します in formal situations, such as when speaking to a superior at work, or when communicating with someone you don't know well. ⚫︎It's common to use it when talking about digital operations like deleting emails, files, or information from a database. ⚫︎The verb often comes after the object that will be deleted. For example, if you want to delete a file, you'd say ファイルを削除します (file will be deleted).

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 削除します. ⚫︎削除 (sakujo) is the noun form, meaning "deletion." ⚫︎The verb stem 削除 is followed by the polite verb suffix します (shimasu), which indicates the action of deleting. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is always します.

⚫︎消す (kesu) - to erase, to delete (more casual) ⚫︎取り除く (torinozoku) - to remove (more formal) ⚫︎消去する (shoukyosuru) - to eliminate, to delete (more formal)

⚫︎追加します (tsuika shimasu) - to add ⚫︎保存します (hozon shimasu) - to save

この写真は削除しますか？ ・Translation: Will you delete this photo? ・Explanation: This sentence directly asks if the listener intends to delete a photo, using the formal verb.

パスワードを間違えたので、アカウントを削除します。 ・Translation: Because I entered the wrong password, I will delete my account. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the reason for deleting an account, demonstrating the use of 削除します in a more detailed context.

The word 削除 (sakujo) is a combination of two kanji: 削 (saku) meaning "to shave off," "to cut off," or "to reduce," and 除 (jo) meaning "to remove," "to eliminate," or "to get rid of." します (shimasu) is the polite verb "to do." Therefore, the whole word, 削除します combines the ideas of removing or eliminating something to accomplish "to delete".