皮切り
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 皮切り
1
Usu. as ...を皮切りに
beginning; start
Examples
それを皮切りとして欧州の詩や文学を多数紹介するようになりました。
With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.
Kanji in this Word
皮
5 strokes
Frequency: 1092
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
pelt
skin
hide
leather
skin radical (no. 107)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かわ
切
4 strokes
Frequency: 324
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
cut
cutoff
be sharp
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セツ
サイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
き.る
-き.る
き.り
-き.り
-ぎ.り
き.れる
-き.れる
き.れ
-き.れ
-ぎ.れ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
きつ
きり
ぎり
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