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刈 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: カイ, ガイ  ·  Kunyomi: か.る  ·  Meanings: clip, cut, prune, reap, trim

刈 – JLPT N1 Kanji, Kanji for clip, cut, prune, reap, trim (With 3D Visualization)

Kanji for clip, cut, prune, reap, trim
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刈

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Strokes: 4
Meanings
clip, cut, prune, reap, trim
Onyomi
カイ , ガイ
Kunyomi
か.る
Name Readings
かっ, かり
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
Kanji Writing Practice
Practice
1 2 3 4
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Stroke Order
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4

Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
刈 かり cut, clip, shear, reap, trim, prune Noun
刈る かる to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
刈り取る かりとる to mow, to reap, to harvest Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
刈り入れ かりいれ harvest Noun, Suru verb
刈り入れる かりいれる to harvest, to reap Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
刈り上げる かりあげる to harvest all of (a crop), to reap completely, to finish cutting (e.g. weeds) Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
刈り込む かりこむ to prune, to trim, to cut back, to clip common Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
刈り取り かりとり harvesting, reaping Noun
刈萱 かるかや Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass) Noun
刈り穂 かりほ harvested grain, harvested rice ears Noun
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Example Sentences

Example #1
庭の草を毎週末に刈っています。
にわのくさをまいしゅうまつにかっています。
Niwa no kusa o maishūmatsu ni katteimasu.
I mow the grass in the garden every weekend.
Example #2
秋になったら田んぼの稲を刈る作業が始まります。
あきになったらたんぼのいねをかるさぎょうがはじまります。
Aki ni nattara tanbo no ine o karu sagyō ga hajimarimasu.
In autumn, the work of harvesting rice in the fields begins.
Example #3
彼は毎朝、自分の髪を短く刈ります。
かれはまいあさ、じぶんのかみをみじかくかります。
Kare wa mai asa, jibun no kami o mijikaku karimasu.
He cuts his hair short every morning.
Example #4
農家の人々は、夏に麦を刈り取ります。
のうかのひとびとは、なつにむぎをかりとります。
Nōka no hitobito wa, natsu ni mugi o karitorimasu.
Farmers harvest wheat in the summer.
Example #5
山の斜面の草を刈るのは大変な仕事です。
やまのしゃめんのくさをかるのはたいへんなしごとです。
Yama no shamen no kusa o karu no wa taihen na shigoto desu.
Cutting grass on a mountain slope is hard work.
Example #6
庭師は庭の芝を丁寧に刈っています。
にわしはにわのしばをていねいにかっています。
Niwashi wa niwa no shiba o teinei ni katteimasu.
The gardener carefully mows the lawn in the garden.
Example #7
彼女は夏休みに田舎で稲を刈る手伝いをしました。
かのじょはなつやすみにいなかでいねをかるてつだいをしました。
Kanojo wa natsu yasumi ni inaka de ine o karu tetsudai o shimashita.
During summer vacation, she helped harvest rice in the countryside.
Example #8
毎朝、庭の雑草を刈るのが私の日課です。
まいあさ、にわのざっそうをかるのがわたしのにっかです。
Maiasa, niwa no zassō o karu no ga watashi no nikka desu.
Cutting weeds in the garden every morning is my daily routine.
Example #9
草刈り機を使うと、広い畑の草も簡単に刈れます。
くさかりきをつかうと、ひろいはたけのくさもかんたんにかれます。
Kusakariki o tsukau to, hiroi hatake no kusa mo kantan ni karemasu.
Using a lawn mower, you can easily cut grass in a large field.
Example #10
秋になると、農場では稲を刈る忙しい季節がやってきます。
あきになると、のうじょうではいねをかるいそがしいきせつがやってきます。
Aki ni naru to, nōjō de wa ine o karu isogashii kisetsu ga yattekimasu.
In autumn, the busy season of harvesting rice begins on the farm.
Example #11
芝生をきれいに刈ると、庭が明るく見えます。
しばふをきれいにかると、にわがあかるくみえます。
Shibafu o kirei ni karu to, niwa ga akaruku miemasu.
When the lawn is neatly mowed, the garden looks brighter.
Example #12
彼は休みの日に自分の畑の雑草を刈ります。
かれはやすみのひにじぶんのはたけのざっそうをかります。
Kare wa yasumi no hi ni jibun no hatake no zassō o karimasu.
He cuts the weeds in his field on his day off.
Example #13
農業体験では、初めて稲を刈る経験をしました。
のうぎょうたいけんでは、はじめていねをかるけいけんをしました。
Nōgyō taiken de wa, hajimete ine o karu keiken o shimashita.
During the farming experience, I harvested rice for the first time.
Example #14
庭の雑草を刈った後は、庭全体がすっきりします。
にわのざっそうをかったあとは、にわぜんたいがすっきりします。
Niwa no zassō o katta ato wa, niwa zentai ga sukkiri shimasu.
After cutting the weeds, the whole garden looks neat and tidy.
Example #15
彼は髪を短く刈るのが好きで、毎月理髪店に行きます。
かれはかみをみじかくかるのがすきで、まいつきりはつてんにいきます。
Kare wa kami o mijikaku karu no ga suki de, maitsuki rihatsuten ni ikimasu.
He likes to keep his hair short and goes to the barber every month.