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切 き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ cut, cutoff, be sharp 4 324 4 18 かたな・りっとう 会意 Compound Ideographic The seven samurai used their swords to cut their opponents.

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セツ、サイ きつ, きり, ぎり 締切り(しめきり): (1) deadline; closing; cut-off; end (2) cofferdam (3) closed (door, window, etc.)踏切り(ふみきり): (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing (2) starting line; scratch (3) determination (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo)大切(たいせつ): important; valuable; worthy of care切掛(きっかけ): chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion一切(いっさい): (1) all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel (2) absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not適切(てきせつ): pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance切手(きって): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate小切手(こぎって): cheque; check切り(きり): (1) end; finish; stop (2) bounds; limits (3) delivery date (of a futures contract) (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat) (6) only; just (7) since (8) remaining (in a particular state)切符(きっぷ): ticket切る(きる): (1) to cut (usu. to cut through) (2) to sever (connections, ties) (3) to turn off (i.e. the light) (4) to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) (6) to open (something sealed) (7) to start (8) to set (a limit) (9) to reduce; to decrease; to discount (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain) (11) to cross (12) to do (something noticeable) (13) to turn (a vehicle) (14) to cut (the ball) (15) to shuffle (cards) (16) to trump (17) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) (18) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete切実(せつじつ): compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant親切(しんせつ): kindness; gentleness裏切る(うらぎる): to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross締め切る(しめきる): to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)切り替え(きりかえ): exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover区切り(くぎり): (1) punctuation; pause; juncture (2) end; (place to) stop打ち切る(うちきる): to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close切れ目(きれめ): break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)押し切る(おしきる): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut横切る(よこぎる): to cross (e.g. road); to traverse張り切る(はりきる): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point途切れる(とぎれる): to pause; to be interrupted区切る(くぎる): (1) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off (2) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)切ない(せつない): (1) painful; heartrending; trying (2) oppressive; suffocating; miserable切れ(きれ): (1) piece; slice; strip; scrap (2) cloth (3) sharpness (4) counter for scraps, pieces, etc.切れる(きれる): (1) to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack (2) to be injured (3) to wear out; to be worn out (4) to break; to burst; to collapse (5) to wear off; to stop working; to go dead (6) to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due (7) to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of (8) to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected (9) to cut well; to be sharp (10) to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able (11) to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time) (12) to dry off (13) to curve; to veer (14) to shuffle (cards) (15) to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip (16) to be able to do completely千切る(ちぎる): (1) to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up (2) to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off (3) to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously売り切れ(うりきれ): sold-out売り切れる(うりきれる): to be sold out痛切(つうせつ): keen; acute仕切る(しきる): (1) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize (2) to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility (3) to settle accounts (4) to toe the mark切り替える(きりかえる): to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over切開(せっかい): incision; operation; section持ち切り(もちきり): hot topic; talk of the town噛み切る(かみきる): to bite off; to gnaw through出切る(できる): to be out of; to have no more at hand 2 七: seven刀: sword; saber; knife 刀 2 (none) cut Seven swords cut better than one.

Kanji	切
Onyomi	セツ、サイ
Kunyomi	き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
Nanori	きつ, きり, ぎり
English	cut, cutoff, be sharp
Examples	締切り(しめきり): (1) deadline; closing; cut-off; end (2) cofferdam (3) closed (door, window, etc.) 踏切り(ふみきり): (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing (2) starting line; scratch (3) determination (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo) 大切(たいせつ): important; valuable; worthy of care 切掛(きっかけ): chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion 一切(いっさい): (1) all; everything; the whole; lock, stock, and barrel (2) absolutely not (with negative); without exception; entirely not 適切(てきせつ): pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance 切手(きって): stamp (postage); merchandise certificate 小切手(こぎって): cheque; check 切り(きり): (1) end; finish; stop (2) bounds; limits (3) delivery date (of a futures contract) (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat) (6) only; just (7) since (8) remaining (in a particular state) 切符(きっぷ): ticket 切る(きる): (1) to cut (usu. to cut through) (2) to sever (connections, ties) (3) to turn off (i.e. the light) (4) to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) (6) to open (something sealed) (7) to start (8) to set (a limit) (9) to reduce; to decrease; to discount (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain) (11) to cross (12) to do (something noticeable) (13) to turn (a vehicle) (14) to cut (the ball) (15) to shuffle (cards) (16) to trump (17) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) (18) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete 切実(せつじつ): compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant 親切(しんせつ): kindness; gentleness 裏切る(うらぎる): to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross 締め切る(しめきる): to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired) 切り替え(きりかえ): exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover 区切り(くぎり): (1) punctuation; pause; juncture (2) end; (place to) stop 打ち切る(うちきる): to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close 切れ目(きれめ): break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task) 押し切る(おしきる): (1) to face down the opposition; to overcome resistance; to have one's own way (2) to press and cut 横切る(よこぎる): to cross (e.g. road); to traverse 張り切る(はりきる): to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point 途切れる(とぎれる): to pause; to be interrupted 区切る(くぎる): (1) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off (2) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud) 切ない(せつない): (1) painful; heartrending; trying (2) oppressive; suffocating; miserable 切れ(きれ): (1) piece; slice; strip; scrap (2) cloth (3) sharpness (4) counter for scraps, pieces, etc. 切れる(きれる): (1) to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack (2) to be injured (3) to wear out; to be worn out (4) to break; to burst; to collapse (5) to wear off; to stop working; to go dead (6) to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due (7) to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of (8) to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected (9) to cut well; to be sharp (10) to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able (11) to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time) (12) to dry off (13) to curve; to veer (14) to shuffle (cards) (15) to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip (16) to be able to do completely 千切る(ちぎる): (1) to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up (2) to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off (3) to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously 売り切れ(うりきれ): sold-out 売り切れる(うりきれる): to be sold out 痛切(つうせつ): keen; acute 仕切る(しきる): (1) to partition; to divide; to mark off; to itemize (2) to direct; to take control; to manage; to take responsibility (3) to settle accounts (4) to toe the mark 切り替える(きりかえる): to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over 切開(せっかい): incision; operation; section 持ち切り(もちきり): hot topic; talk of the town 噛み切る(かみきる): to bite off; to gnaw through 出切る(できる): to be out of; to have no more at hand
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	324
Components	七: seven 刀: sword; saber; knife
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	刀
Radical Number	18
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	かたな・りっとう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	cut
Koohii Story 1	The seven samurai used their swords to cut their opponents.
Koohii Story 2	Seven swords cut better than one.

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