cut, cutoff, be sharp

4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2

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セツサイ

Kun

き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ

Nanori

きつきりぎり

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

cut

Constituents

diced
seven
dagger
sword

Mnemonic Stories

Handling seven swords at once will result in you getting cut.

Dictionary

Common Words

切るGodan verbFreq #412
1

Transitive verb

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)

Examples
2.大根は拍子木に切る
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
2

Transitive verb

to sever (connections, ties)

3

Transitive verb

to turn off (e.g. the light)

Examples
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?
4

Transitive verb

to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect

Examples
「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"
5

Transitive verb

to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)

6

Transitive verb

to open (something sealed)

Examples
いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
7

Transitive verb

to start

Examples
転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.
8

Transitive verb

to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)

9

Transitive verb

to reduce; to decrease; to discount

10

Transitive verb

to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain

11

Transitive verb

to cross; to traverse

12

Transitive verb

to criticize sharply

13

Transitive verb

to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)

14

Transitive verb

to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)

15

Transitive verb

to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut

Examples
トランプをよく切ってください。
Please shuffle the cards carefully.
16

Transitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

17

Transitive verb; Mahjong

to discard a tile

18

Transitive verb

to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate

Examples
ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった
Harry managed to swim across the river.
19

Transitive verb

to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)

20

Transitive verb

to trump

21

Transitive verb; Go (game); Sometimes キる

to cut (the connection between two groups)

22

Transitive verb; Also written as 鑽る

to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)

23

Transitive verb

to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

24

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do completely; to finish doing

25

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...

26

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly

大切いせつたいせち~な Adj.Freq #435
1

important; significant; serious; crucial

Examples
柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。
In judo, technique is more important than strength.
2

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved

Examples
大切なものはここに置かないで下さい。
Please don't leave valuable things here.
3

Usu. adverbially as ~に

careful

Examples
私は古い本を大切に保存している。
I keep old books with care.
っかく折角切角Usually kanaFreq #746
1

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

with trouble; at great pains

Examples
せっかくの苦労もあだになった。
All my pains went for nothing.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

Examples
お前が大声出すから、せっかくのシャッターチャンスを逃しちゃったよ。
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

kind; generous

Examples
こういう事情ですから、残念ながら、せっかくのご招待をお受けいたしかねるのです。
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

specially; especially; expressly

Examples
せっかく雨の中を会いに行ったのに彼女は留守だった。
Though I went to see her all the way in the rain, she was out.
切り限りキリFreq #1158
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

end; finish; place to stop

2

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

bound; limit; end

3

限り/限 only; Common noun; Finance

delivery date (of a futures contract)

4

Common noun

finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

5

Common noun

trump card

6

Common noun; Card games

king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

7

Counter

counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)

Examples
彼はそこに行ったきり2度と帰ってこなかった。
He went there, never to return.
8

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Sometimes pronounced ぎり

only; just

Examples
彼は38歳なのに両親に頼りきりです。
Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.
9

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり

(ever) since; after

10

Word usually written using kana alone; Particle; Sometimes pronounced ぎり

continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

11

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Go (game); Usu. キリ

cut

一切っさいFreq #1190
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

all; everything; entirety; the whole

Examples
それは他のいっさいに勝っている。
It is paramount to all the others.
2

Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb

absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception

切れるIchidan verbFreq #1234
1

Intransitive verb

to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack

Examples
二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。
The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.
2

Intransitive verb

to be injured

3

Intransitive verb

to wear out; to be worn out

4

Intransitive verb

to break; to burst; to collapse

5

Intransitive verb

to wear off; to stop working; to go dead

6

Intransitive verb

to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due

7

Intransitive verb

to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of

Examples
ガソリンが切れかかっている
We're running out of gas.
8

Intransitive verb

to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected

9

Intransitive verb

to cut well; to be sharp

Examples
このはさみは良く切れない
These scissors don't cut well.
10

Intransitive verb

to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able

11

Intransitive verb

to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)

Examples
100メートル、10秒切れる
Will they break the ten-second mark in the hundred-metre race?
12

Intransitive verb

to dry off

13

Intransitive verb

to curve; to veer

14

Intransitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

15

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

Examples
あいつは、とうとう切れた
Finally, he lost his temper.
16

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; After the -masu stem of a verb

to be able to do completely

Examples
この氷は薄すぎて君の体を支えきれないだろう。
This ice is too thin to bear your weight.
裏切るらぎTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1739
1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)

Examples
やつは僕を裏切ったんだ!
He stabbed me in the back!
2

to disappoint; to let down

っかけ切っ掛けNounUsually kanaFreq #2639
1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

Examples
彼等は彼に逃げるきっかけを与えた。
They gave him a chance to escape.
思い切る思いきるもいきGodan verbFreq #2893
1

Transitive verb

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of

Examples
彼女の事が思い切れない
I can't forget her.
2

Intransitive verb

to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

Examples
重病には思い切った療法が必要だ。
Desperate diseases require desperate remedies.
大切にするたいせつにするExpressionする VerbFreq #2903
1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on

Examples
私達はもっと自然を大切にしなければならない。
We must treasure nature more.
2

to take good care of; to look after

Examples
妹は自分のすべての持ち物を大切にする
My sister takes care of everything she possesses.

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