Keyword
cut
- cutoff
- be sharp
- Frequency
- #324
- Strokes
- 4
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N3
- Heisig
- 89
Readings
き62%
ぎ24%
セツ13%
サイ1%
Mnemonic
A samurai swings his katana once through a bamboo grove, and seven stalks topple at the same moment in a single clean cut.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
切り
end; finish; place to stop; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); trump card; king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); …
Noun
大切
important; significant; serious; crucial; precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved; careful
Na-adjective
一切
all; everything; entirety; the whole; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception
Noun
切る
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); …
Godan verb
切れる
to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to burst; to collapse; …
Ichidan verb
切らす
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
Godan verb
見切り発車
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
Noun
区切り
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)
Noun
切実
earnest; sincere; acute; keen; fervent; pressing; urgent; serious; severe; pertinent; …
Na-adjective