切 セツ • サイ き.る • -き.る • き.り • -き.り • -ぎ.り • き.れる • -き.れる • き.れ • -き.れ • -ぎ.れ cut; cutoff; be sharp Grade Level 2 4 Strokes ➥
大切 たいせつ たいせち important; necessary; indispensable adj-na n beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable adj-na n careful adj-na n beginner ➥
切る きる to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) v5r vt to sever (connections, ties) v5r vt to turn off (e.g. the light) v5r vt to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect v5r vt to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub) v5r vt to open (something sealed) v5r vt to start v5r vt to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.) v5r vt to reduce; to decrease; to discount v5r vt to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain v5r vt to cross; to traverse v5r vt to criticize sharply v5r vt to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki) v5r vt to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.) v5r vt to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut v5r vt to shuffle (cards) v5r vt to discard a tile v5r vt mahj to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate v5r vt to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph) v5r vt to trump v5r vt to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go) v5r vt to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) v5r vt to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.) v5r vt to finish; to complete aux-v v5r beginner ➥