斬る

きる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

Kanji

• 斬 slash. Read as きる.

Words containing 斬る

• 斬り合い (きりあい) crossing swords
• 斬りかかる (きりかかる) to assault with a sword
• 斬り合う (きりあう) to fight with swords

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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