Word details
切る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 切る.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
cut, cutoff, be sharp
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