切れ
Meanings
Noun
1. piece; slice; strip; scrap
2. cloth (also written as 布, 裂)
3. sharpness
4. agility
Counter
5. counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
Other spellings
きれ
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きれ
Used in vocabulary
電池切れ
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; going dead; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
Noun
切れ味
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; technical proficiency; skill; peppiness (of a ball)
Noun
息切れ
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
Noun
Examples9
肉 は 何 切れ に し ましょうか。
How many slices of meat would you like?
切れ は ずたずたに 切り裂かれた。
The cloth was torn to shreds.
昔の ような 身体 の 切れ を 取り戻し たい。
I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
私 は その 部屋 の 中 で 一枚 の 紙 切れ を 見つけた。
I found a piece of paper in the room.
鮭 を3 切れ 下さい。
Give me three pieces of salmon.
彼 は 一枚 の 紙 切れ を 取り出した。
He took out a piece of paper.