切り捨て

きりすて

Also written 切捨て, 斬り捨て, 斬捨て

Meanings

1. Noun cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder
2. omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation See also: 切り上げ (きりあげ).

Kanji

• 切 cut. Read as きり.
• 捨 discard. Read as すてる.

Words containing 切り捨て

• 切り捨てる (きりすてる) to cut off and throw away
• 切り捨てられる (きりすてられる) can be discarded
• 切り捨て御免 (きりすてごめん) right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

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