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切り出す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 切り出す.
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Entry
1
Also written as 伐り出す
to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off
2
to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach
Examples
挨拶抜きでいきなり用件を切り出す。
Skip the pleasantries and get down to business.
3
Also written as 鑽り出す
to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.)
4
to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out
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