切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
切る
きる
to cut
大切
たいせつ
important, precious
一切
いっさい
absolutely (not), at all
裏切る
うらぎる
to betray, to double-cross
切れる
きれる
to be cut off, to expire
言い切る
いいきる
to assert, to declare firmly
大切にする
たいせつにする
to value, to take good care of
途切れる
とぎれる
to break off, to pause, to be interrupted
切り替える
きりかえる
to switch; to change; to shift
切り裂く
きりさく
to tear, to rip apart
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