Kanji

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

切る きる
包丁 野菜 切る

Cut vegetables with a kitchen knife.

かみ
彼女 長い 短く 切った

She cut her long hair short.

大切 たいせつ
家族 時間 大切 しています

I cherish the time I spend with my family.

しまう しまう
大切な 約束 忘れて しまった

I (unfortunately) forgot an important promise.

一切 いっさい
健康 ため お酒 一切 飲まない こと した

He decided not to drink any alcohol at all for the sake of his health.

迷い まよい
言葉 一切 迷い 感じられなかった

Not a hint of hesitation could be felt in his words.

裏切る うらぎる
長年 友人 裏切る ような こと しない

He would never do something like betraying a long-time friend.

すらも すらも
信頼 していた 親友 すらも 裏切られる 思って みなかった

I never even dreamed that I would be betrayed even by my trusted best friend.

切れる きれる
この 牛乳 賞味期限 切れている

This milk has expired.

包丁 ほうちょう
よく 切れる 包丁 野菜 刻んだ

My mother chopped the vegetables with a sharp kitchen knife.

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