単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#204 most used

切る

きる1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

to cut

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Please cut it into small pieces.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to sever (connections, ties)

godan verb · transitive

3

to turn off (e.g. the light)

godan verb · transitive

4

to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect

godan verb · transitive

5

to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)

godan verb · transitive

6

to open (something sealed)

godan verb · transitive

7

to start

godan verb · transitive

8

to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

9

to reduce; to decrease; to discount

godan verb · transitive

10

to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

godan verb · transitive

11

to cross; to traverse

godan verb · transitive

12

to criticize sharply

godan verb · transitive

13

to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)

godan verb · transitive

14

to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

15

to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut

godan verb · transitive

16

to shuffle (cards)

godan verb · transitive

17

to discard a tile

godan verb · transitive

18

to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate

godan verb · transitive

19

to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)

godan verb · transitive

20

to trump

godan verb · transitive

21

to cut (the connection between two groups)

godan verb · transitive

22

to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)

godan verb · transitive

23

to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

24

to do completely; to finish doing

suffix · godan verb

25

to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...

suffix · godan verb

26

to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly

suffix · godan verb

SOUNDS THE SAME

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#204 most used

Written切る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium