Kanji 切: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 切: cut, cutoff, be sharp. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
cut, cutoff, be sharp
Imagine using a knife (刀) to cut an object into seven (七) pieces. This character is used to represent the act of cutting, slicing, or stopping something in its tracks.
一切 (いっさい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一切: all / entirely / without exception. Meanings and example sentences.
打ち切る (うちきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 打ち切る: to stop / to discontinue / to end. Meanings and example sentences.
噛み切る (かみきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 噛み切る: bite off / gnaw through. Meanings and example sentences.
切っ掛け (きっかけ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切っ掛け: chance / motive / trigger. Meanings and example sentences.
切り (きり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切り: limit / end / boundary / only. Meanings and example sentences.
切り替える (きりかえる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切り替える: to switch / to change / to replace. Meanings and example sentences.
切れ目 (きれめ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切れ目: break / pause / gap / cut / section. Meanings and example sentences.
区切り (くぎり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 区切り: end / boundary / punctuation mark. Meanings and example sentences.
小切手 (こぎって): meaning and examples
Japanese word 小切手: cheque / check (bank payment). Meanings and example sentences.
仕切る (しきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 仕切る: to divide / to partition / to settle accounts. Meanings and example sentences.
締め切り (しめきり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 締め切り: deadline / closing time. Meanings and example sentences.
切開 (せっかい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切開: cutting open / incision. Meanings and example sentences.
切実 (せつじつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切実: serious / urgent / earnest. Meanings and example sentences.
切ない (せつない): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切ない: painful / heartbreaking / suffocating. Meanings and example sentences.
痛切 (つうせつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 痛切: keen / deeply felt / acute. Meanings and example sentences.
出切る (できる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 出切る: to run out / to have none left. Meanings and example sentences.
跡切れる (とぎれる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 跡切れる: to pause / to be interrupted. Meanings and example sentences.
持ち切り (もちきり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 持ち切り: hot topic / popular subject. Meanings and example sentences.
売り切れ (うりきれ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 売り切れ: sold-out. Meanings and example sentences.
売り切れる (うりきれる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 売り切れる: to be sold out. Meanings and example sentences.
区切る (くぎる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 区切る: to separate / to divide / to mark off. Meanings and example sentences.
締切 (しめきり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 締切: deadline / cut-off / closing. Meanings and example sentences.
締め切る (しめきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 締め切る: to deadline / to close (applications). Meanings and example sentences.
千切る (ちぎる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 千切る: to tear up / to cut finely. Meanings and example sentences.
張り切る (はりきる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 張り切る: be enthusiastic / be energetic. Meanings and example sentences.
踏切 (ふみきり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 踏切: railway crossing / level crossing. Meanings and example sentences.
裏切る (うらぎる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 裏切る: to betray / to be disloyal. Meanings and example sentences.
切れ (きれ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切れ: piece / cut / slice of cloth or material. Meanings and example sentences.
切れる (きれる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切れる: to be sharp / to break off. Meanings and example sentences.
適切 (てきせつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 適切: appropriate / suitable / proper. Meanings and example sentences.
横切る (よこぎる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 横切る: to cross / to go across. Meanings and example sentences.
親切 (しんせつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 親切: kindness / friendly / helpful. Meanings and example sentences.
切手 (きって): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切手: postage stamp. Meanings and example sentences.
切符 (きっぷ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切符: ticket. Meanings and example sentences.
切る (きる): meaning and examples
Japanese word 切る: to cut. Meanings and example sentences.
大切 (たいせつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 大切: important / valuable / precious. Meanings and example sentences.
