き
切

る

Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery).
2. to sever (connections, ties).
3. to turn off (e.g. the light).
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect.
5. to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub).
6. to open (something sealed).
7. to start.
8. to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (checks, vouchers, etc.).
9. to reduce, to decrease, to discount.
10. to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain.
11. to cross, to traverse.
12. to criticize sharply.
13. to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki).
14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.).
15. to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut.
16. to shuffle (cards).
17. Messages.mahj.to discard a tile.
18. to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expulse, to excommunicate.
19. to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph).
20. to trump.
21. to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go).
22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone). Also written as 鑽る.
23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.).

auxiliary verb, Godan verb

1. to finish, to complete.