| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 切る | きる | キル |
Pronunciation: kiru
How to Say It Outloud: kee-roo
Usage: 切る (きる) is a verb meaning 'to cut' and is used in various contexts to describe physically cutting something with a sharp object.
Example Sentence Japanese:
ナイフで肉を切る。
ナイフで肉を切る。Example Sentence English:Cut the meat with a knife.
Cut the meat with a knife.Dictionary
削減さくげんCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- cut; reduction; curtailment
切るきるCommon wordjlpt-n5
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
Transitive verb
- to sever (connections, ties)
Transitive verb
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
Transitive verb
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
Transitive verb
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
Transitive verb
- to open (something sealed)
Transitive verb
- to start
Transitive verb
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount
Transitive verb
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
Transitive verb
- to cross; to traverse
Transitive verb
- to criticize sharply
Transitive verb
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
Transitive verb
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
Transitive verb
- to shuffle (cards)
Transitive verb
- to discard a tile
Transitive verb
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
Transitive verb
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
Transitive verb
- to trump
Transitive verb
- to cut (the connection between two groups)
Transitive verb
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
Transitive verb
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to do completely; to finish doing
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
- to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly
傷きずCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Noun- wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
- chip; crack; scratch; nick
- flaw; defect; weakness; weak point
- stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
- (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
刈るかるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear; to reap; to harvest
切り傷きりきず
Noun- cut; gash; incision
縮小しゅくしょうCommon wordjlpt-n2
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
- reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage
断ち切るたちきる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
Transitive verb
- to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to give up (an attachment, habit, etc.); to stop (e.g. a vicious cycle)
Transitive verb
- to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block; to break up (e.g. an intelligence network)
切り出すきりだす
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off
Transitive verb
- to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach
Transitive verb
- to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)
Transitive verb
- to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out
引き下げひきさげCommon word
Noun- reduction; cut
傷口きずぐちCommon word
Noun- (opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
カットカットCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- cut; cutting
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- haircut
- (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show)
- illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); cut
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- cut (shot; in tennis, table tennis, etc.); chop
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- cutting (the ball)
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- cutting off (an outfielder's throw)
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- cut (of a deck of cards)
裁つたつCommon word
Godan verb with 'tsu' endingTransitive verb
- to cut (cloth)
切れ込みきれこみ
Noun- cut; notch; incision
切り身きりみ
Noun- cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
切り込みきりこみ
Noun- cut; notch
- raid; attack
割るわるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to divide
Transitive verb
- to cut; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip
Transitive verb
- to break; to crack; to smash
Transitive verb
- to dilute
Transitive verb
- to fall below
Transitive verb
- to discount
Transitive verb
- to step over (a line, etc.)
切り取るきりとる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingTransitive verb
- to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate
切り下げるきりさげる
Ichidan verbTransitive verb
- to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter
Transitive verb
- to round down (e.g. fraction)
止すよすCommon wordjlpt-n3
Godan verb with 'su' endingTransitive verb
- to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up; to quit
生えるはえるCommon wordjlpt-n2
Ichidan verbIntransitive verb
- to grow; to spring up; to sprout
Intransitive verb
- to cut (teeth)
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