Moto 切: Cut; Cutoff; Be SharpKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セツ、サイ
- Kun'yomi
- き(る)、-き(る)、き(り)、-き(り)、-ぎ(り)、き(れる)、-き(れる)、き(れ)、-き(れ)、-ぎ(れ)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 1,234 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セツ・サイ)
- 大切たいせつimportant; necessary
- 一切いっさいall; everything
- 適切てきせつappropriate; suitable
- 切実せつじつearnest; sincere
- 親切しんせつkind; gentle
- 切望せつぼうearnest desire; eager hope
- 不親切ふしんせつunkindness; unfriendliness
- 不適切ふてきせつunsuitable; inappropriate
- 切せつeager; earnest
- 切ないせつないpainful; heartrending
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 切っ掛けきっかけchance; start
- 思い切っておもいきってresolutely; boldly
- 締め切りしめきりdeadline; closing
- 皮切りかわきりbeginning; start
- 切り札きりふだtrump card
- 切りきりend; finish
- 切らすきらすto run out of; to be short of
- 切り替えきりかえexchange; conversion
- 切るきるto cut; to cut through
- 区切りくぎりpunctuation; pause
- 打ち切りうちきりend; close
- 歯切れはぎれfeel when biting
- 裏切るうらぎるto betray; to turn traitor to
- 仕切りしきりpartition; division
- 締め切るしめきるto close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
- 打ち切るうちきるto stop; to abort
- 切り下げきりさげdevaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown
- 思い切りおもいきりto one's heart's content; as much as one wants
- 切れ味きれあじsharpness; cutting ability
- 切れ目きれめgap; break
- 切り口きりくちcut end; section
- 切り捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
- 時間切れじかんぎれbeing out of time; passing the deadline
- 裏切りうらぎりtreachery; betrayal
- 見切りみきりabandonment; giving up
- 押し切るおしきるto overcome (opposition); to push past
- 振り切るふりきるto shake off; to shake free from
- 言い切るいいきるto declare; to assert
- 見切り発車みきりはっしゃstarting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
- 輪切りわぎりcutting in round slices; round slice
- 切り抜ききりぬきclipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting
- 幕切れまくぎれfall of the curtain; last scene
- 裏切り者うらぎりものbetrayer; traitor
- 逃げ切るにげきるto make good one's escape; to get away
- みじん切りみじんぎりfinely chopped (cooking)
- やり切れないやりきれないunable to finish (on time, etc.)
- ブチ切れブチきれlivid
- 乗り切るのりきるto weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across
- 仕切るしきるto partition; to divide
- 使い切るつかいきるto use up; to exhaust
- 借り切るかりきるto hire for exclusive use; to reserve
- 値切るねぎるto drive a bargain; to beat down the price
- 冷え切るひえきるto become completely chilled
- 出し切るだしきるto use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself
- 切りがないきりがないendless; boundless
- 切り上げきりあげend; conclusion
Other readings
- 切手きってstamp (postage); merchandise certificate
- 切符きっぷticket
- 小切手こぎってcheque; check
- 踏切ふみきりrailway crossing; railroad crossing
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