cut, cutoff, be sharp

On'yomi
セツ、サイ
Kun'yomi
き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り、-ぎ.り、き.れる、-き.れる、き.れ、-き.れ、-ぎ.れ
Parts
刀匕similar kanji →
JLPT N44 strokesGrade 2#324 most commonU+5207

Stroke order

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4 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 切

  • 一切いっさいall; everything; entirety; the wholeN5
  • 押し切るおしきるto overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's wayN5
  • 横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road); to traverseN5
  • 割り切るわりきるto find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to reason out; to conclude; to be pragmatic; to be practicalN5
  • 区切りくぎりpause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuationN5
  • 見切りみきりabandonment; giving up; forsakingN5
  • 言い切るいいきるto declare; to assert; to state definitivelyN5
  • 懇切こんせつkind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed; scrupulousN5
  • 仕切りしきりpartition; division; boundary; compartmentN5
  • 思い切るおもいきるto give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair ofN5
  • 歯切れはぎれfeel when bitingN5
  • 時間切れじかんぎれbeing out of time; passing the deadlineN5
  • 小切手こぎってcheque; checkN5
  • 乗り切るのりきるto weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to sail acrossN5
  • 振り切るふりきるto shake off; to shake free fromN5
  • 親切しんせつkind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; niceN5
  • 澄み切るすみきるto be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear upN5
  • 切ないせつないpainful; heartrending; tryingN5
  • 切らすきらすto run out of; to be short of; to be out of stockN5
  • 切りきりend; finish; place to stopN5