切る — 和英／英和辞典

切る common (kanji info)

きる (kiru)、キる (kiru)

1. [v5r, vt] to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. [v5r, vt] to sever (connections, ties)
3. [v5r, vt] to turn off (e.g. the light)
4. [v5r, vt] to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
5. [v5r, vt] to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
6. [v5r, vt] to open (something sealed)
7. [v5r, vt] to start
8. [v5r, vt] to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
9. [v5r, vt] to reduce; to decrease; to discount
10. [v5r, vt] to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
11. [v5r, vt] to cross; to traverse
12. [v5r, vt] to criticize sharply
13. [v5r, vt] to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
14. [v5r, vt] to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
15. [v5r, vt] to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
16. [v5r, vt] to shuffle (cards)
17. [v5r, vt] {mahj} to discard a tile
18. [v5r, vt] to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate
19. [v5r, vt] to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
20. [v5r, vt] to trump
21. [v5r, vt] {go} to cut (the connection between two groups) — sometimes キる
22. [v5r, vt] to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) — also written as 鑽る
23. [v5r, vt] to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
24. [suf, v5r] to do completely; to finish doing — after the -masu stem of a verb
25. [suf, v5r] to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ... — after the -masu stem of a verb
26. [suf, v5r] to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly — after the -masu stem of a verb

Kanji in this word

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

On: セツ (setsu)、サイ (sai)

Kun: き.る (ki.ru)、 -き.る (-ki.ru)、き.り (ki.ri)、 -き.り (-ki.ri)、 -ぎ.り (-gi.ri)、き.れる (ki.reru)、 -き.れる (-ki.reru)、き.れ (ki.re)、 -き.れ (-ki.re)、 -ぎ.れ (-gi.re)
4 strokes · Grade 2 · JLPT N3

Example Sentences

２．大根は拍子木に切る。

2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。

Do you mind if I turn off the AC?

「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」

"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"

いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。

Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.

転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った。

I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.

トランプをよく切ってください。

Please shuffle the cards carefully.

ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった。

Harry managed to swim across the river.