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切る
Readings
きる
kiru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 縁を切る
to sever (connections, ties)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to turn off (e.g. the light)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 電話を切る
to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to open (something sealed)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to start
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 値切る
to reduce, to decrease, to discount
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to cross, to traverse
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to criticize sharply
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to curl (a ball), to bend
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to shuffle (cards)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
Mahjong term
to discard a tile
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 切り札・1
to trump
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
go (game)
to cut (the connection between two groups)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
also written as 鑽る
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
Auxiliary verb
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
See also: 疲れきる
after the -masu stem of a verb
to do completely
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Grammar
切る: verb-totally
Conjugated forms
Present, Future 切る, 切ります
[does], will [do] 切らない, 切りません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 切った, 切りました
[did] 切らなかった, 切りませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 切って, 切りまして 切らないで, 切りませんで 切らなくて
Kanjis
切 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
cut, cutoff, be sharp

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-2 FC: 4772.2


Phrases
トランプをよく切ってください。
Parts: トランプ 良く (よく) 切る (きる) 下さい (ください)
Please shuffle the cards carefully.

エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。
Parts: エアコン (エヤコン) 切る (きる) 構いません (かまいません)
Do you mind if I turn off the AC?

２．大根は拍子木に切る。
Parts: 大根 (だいこん) 拍子木 (ひょうしぎ) 切る (きる)
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった。
Parts: 何とか (なんとか) 其の (その) 川 (かわ) 泳ぐ (およぐ) 切る (きった)
Harry managed to swim across the river.

いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。
Parts: 一旦 (いったん) 封 (ふう) 切る (きる) 其の (その) テープ 返品 (へんぴん) 出来る (できません)
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.

転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った。
Parts: 転職 (てんしょく) 引っ越し (ひっこし) 心機一転 (しんきいってん) 新た (あらた) スタート 切る (きる)
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.

「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」
Parts: さん (み) お願い (おねがい) したい のです (んです) 其のまま (そのまま) 切る (きる) 待つ (まつ) 下さい (ください)
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"