Onyomi: サイ, セツ · Kunyomi: -き.り, -き.る, -き.れ, -き.れる, -ぎ.り, -ぎ.れ, き.り, き.る, き.れ, き.れる · Meanings: be sharp, cut, cutoff
Kanji for be sharp, cut, cutoff
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The kanji 切 depicts a knife (刀) with a line representing action, symbolizing cutting or slicing. In ancient times, it represented physically cutting objects or dividing them. 切 came to mean cut, slice, or sever, capturing precision, separation, and action.
A knife in action — 切 means to cut, slice, or sever.
Imagine using a knife to slice something carefully — that’s 切, the kanji for cutting.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 切り | きり | end, finish, place to stop | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 切 | せつ | eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 切符 | きっぷ | ticket | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 切手 | きって | stamp (postage) | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 切る | きる | to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery) | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 切れる | きれる | to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 切れ | きれ | piece, slice, strip, scrap | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 折角 | せっかく | with trouble, at great pains | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Noun |
| 切れ目 | きれめ | gap, break, rift | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 切実 | せつじつ | earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |