切り盛り
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; running
2. cutting up and serving food
3. cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
Other spellings
切盛り
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きりもり
きりもり
Composed of
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
盛り
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
Noun
Examples3
彼女
Not only does she keep house, but she teaches at school.
母
Mother is busy keeping house.
離婚
It must be terribly difficult, running her household on her own after divorcing.