Cut vegetables with a kitchen knife.
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
刀部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
セツ, サイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
きる, -きる, きり, -きり, -ぎり, きれる, -きれる, きれ, -きれ, -ぎれ
Common Readings
サイ, セツ, き…る, き…れる
Example sentences
She cut her long hair short.
I cherish the time I spend with my family.
I (unfortunately) forgot an important promise.
He decided not to drink any alcohol at all for the sake of his health.
Not a hint of hesitation could be felt in his words.
He would never do something like betraying a long-time friend.
I never even dreamed that I would be betrayed even by my trusted best friend.
This milk has expired.
My mother chopped the vegetables with a sharp kitchen knife.
Example Vocabulary
切る
to cut; to chop; to sever
大切
important; precious; valuable
一切
all; everything; (with negative) not at all; absolutely not
裏切る
to betray; to turn against
切れる
to expire; to run out; to be cut
言い切る
to declare; to assert; to state definitively
大切にする
to cherish, to value, to take care of
途切れる
to be interrupted; to break off; to pause
切り替える
to switch; to change; to refresh
切り裂く
to cut up; to tear open; to rip apart
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