切る
きる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- to sever (connections, ties) See also: 縁を切る (えんをきる).
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect See also: 電話を切る (でんわをきる).
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount See also: 値切る (ねぎる).
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to cross; to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.) See also: ハンドルを切る (ハンドルをきる).
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to trump See also: 切り札 (きりふだ).
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (sometimes キる) See also: 桐 (きり).
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) (also written as 鑽る)
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- Suffix, Godan verb to do completely; to finish doing (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 使い切る (つかいきる).
- to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ... (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 疲れきる (つかれきる).
- to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly (after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: 言い切る (いいきる).
Kanji
- 切 cut. Read as きる.
Example sentences
- 髪を切ってもらった方がいいよ。
You should get your hair cut. - 君はその紙を切りましたか。
Did you cut the paper? - 玉ねぎを切っていたら涙が出てきた。
Tears came into my eyes when I was chopping onions. - 活気も変化もない家庭内のきまりきった生活に少年は退屈した。
The boy was bored with home routines that were dull and unchanging. - 外は身を切るような寒さだった。
It was piercingly cold outside.
Common phrases
- 逃げ切る (にげきる) to make good one's escape
- スタートを切る (スタートをきる) to make a start
- 半分に切る
- 舵を切る (かじをきる) to change direction (of policy, etc.)
- 水気を切る
- 髪を切る (かみをきる) to get a haircut
- 大きさに切る
- 長さに切る
- 木を切る
- 再スタートを切る
- 縦に切る
- 斜めに切る
- 身を切る
- 爪を切る
- 急ハンドルを切る
Related forms
- 切れる (きれる) to break (intransitive partner)
Words containing 切る
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