切り株
Meanings
Noun
1. tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
Other spellings
切株
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きりかぶ
きりかぶ
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
株
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK; …
Noun
Examples1
でも、 私 には 何も 残ってない、 ただ の 古い 切り株 です。
But I have nothing left. I am just an old stump.