切

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to sever (connections, ties)

Transitive verb

to turn off (e.g. the light)

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to open (something sealed)

Transitive verb

to start

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to reduce; to decrease; to discount

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to cross; to traverse

Transitive verb

to criticize sharply

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

Transitive verb; Mahjong

to discard a tile

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

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

Transitive verb

to trump

Transitive verb; Go (game); Sometimes キる

to cut (the connection between two groups)

Transitive verb; Also written as 鑽る

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

Transitive verb

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

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do completely; to finish doing

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

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

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly

important; significant; serious; crucial

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved

Usu. adverbially as ～に

careful

Adverb (fukushi); Common noun

with trouble; at great pains

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

kind; generous

Adverb (fukushi)

specially; especially; expressly

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

end; finish; place to stop

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

bound; limit; end

限り／限 only; Common noun; Finance

delivery date (of a futures contract)

Common noun

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

Common noun

trump card

Common noun; Card games

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

Counter

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

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

only; just

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

(ever) since; after

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

continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

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

cut

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

all; everything; entirety; the whole

Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

to be injured

Intransitive verb

to wear out; to be worn out

Intransitive verb

to break; to burst; to collapse

Intransitive verb

to wear off; to stop working; to go dead

Intransitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

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

Intransitive verb

to cut well; to be sharp

Intransitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

to dry off

Intransitive verb

to curve; to veer

Intransitive verb

to shuffle (cards)

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

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

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

to be able to do completely

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

to disappoint; to let down

Particle

only; just

Particle; Usu. in a negative sentence

(ever) since; after

Particle

continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

painful; heartrending; trying

oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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

Transitive verb

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

Intransitive verb

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

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

to take good care of; to look after

to declare; to assert; to state definitively

to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all; to finish one's sentence

Adverb (fukushi)

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavily

Common noun

resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

Also written as 伐り出す

to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off

to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach

Also written as 鑽り出す

to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)

to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute

Abbreviation; Interjection; Also きり

OFF (on switch)

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right; pertinent; relevant

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

Transitive verb

to partition; to divide; to mark off

Transitive verb

to direct; to manage; to run; to organize; to take responsibility for

Transitive verb

to settle accounts

Intransitive verb; Sumo

to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout); to poise oneself for the initial charge