Word · 単語
切る
Reading きる
to cut
- 1 to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
- 2 to sever (connections, ties)
- 3 to turn off (e.g. the light)
- 4 to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
- 5 to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
- 6 to open (something sealed)
- 7 to start
- 8 to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
- 9 to reduce, to decrease, to discount
- 10 to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
- 11 to cross, to traverse
- 12 to criticize sharply
- 13 to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- 14 to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- 15 to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut
- 16 to shuffle (cards)
- 17 to discard a tile
- 18 to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate
- 19 to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- 20 to trump
- 21 to cut (the connection between two groups) — sometimes キる
- 22 to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) — also written as 鑽る
- 23 to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
- 24 to do completely, to finish doing — after the -masu stem of a verb
- 25 to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ... — after the -masu stem of a verb
- 26 to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly — after the -masu stem of a verb
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例文 · examples
切らないでよ！
Don't hang up!
i+1 — every other word is already in your reviews sense 4 · to terminate (e.g. a conversation)
指を切りました。
I just cut my finger.
sense 1 · to cut
エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。
Do you mind if I turn off the AC?
sense 3 · to turn off (e.g. the light)
どこかで切らなくては。
We have to draw a line somewhere.
sense 4 · to terminate (e.g. a conversation)
指を切らないでよ。
Don't cut your finger.
sense 1 · to cut