Word details

ちょん切る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ちょん切る.

Dictionary

Entry

ちょん切るちょんぎるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #49064
1

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation)

Examples
自分の顔に仕返しをするために鼻をちょん切るな。
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
2

to fire (a person)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cut, cutoff, be sharp

4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2

On

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

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