切

4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun'yomi
  • きる
    		to cut ②to sever (connections, ties) ③to do completely ④to be completely ...
  • -きる
  • きり
    		end ②bound ③counter for slices (esp. thick slices) ④only ⑤(ever) since
  • -きり
  • -ぎり
  • きれる
    		to break ②to be injured ③to be able to do completely
  • -きれる
  • きれ
    		piece ②cloth ③counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
  • -きれ
  • -ぎれ
On'yomi
  • セツ
    		eager ②OFF (on switch)
  • サイ
Nanori
  • きつ
  • きり
    		end ②bound ③counter for slices (esp. thick slices) ④only ⑤(ever) since
  • ぎり

Main Radical

刀(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きる-きるきり-きり-ぎりきれる-きれるきれ-きれ-ぎれ 64.1%
セツ 28.4%
サイ 4.9%
きりぎり 1.8%
きつ 0.9%

Character Breakdown

cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る　セツ　サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)

Contained In

砌 窃

Common Words

たい
大
せつ
切
important ②precious ③careful
き
切
　
る
to cut ②to sever (connections, ties) ③to do completely ④to be completely ...
き
切
　
れ
　
る
to break ②to be injured ③to be able to do completely
うら
裏
ぎ
切
　
る
to betray ②to disappoint
いっ
一
さい
切
all ②absolutely (not)
き
切
　
れ
piece ②cloth ③counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
せつ
切
eager ②OFF (on switch)
せつ
切
　
な
　
い
painful ②oppressive
き
切
　
り
ふだ
札
trump ②ace up one's sleeve
は
張
　
り
き
切
　
る
to be in high spirits
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References

Unicode hex code 5207
JIS X 0208 1-32-58
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f2.2
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