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Words — 301 found

Noun
1. end; finish; place to stop​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. bound; limit; end​Usually written using kana alone, See also 切りがない
Noun
3. delivery date (of a futures contract)​Finance, Only applies to 限り, Only applies to 限
Noun
4. finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)​
Noun
5. trump card​
Noun
6. king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)​Card games
Noun
7. cut; separation of two groups​Go (game), Usually written using kana alone, usu. キリ
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • そこ
  • に
  • い行った
  • きり
  • にど2度と
  • かえ帰ってこなかった
  • 。
He went there, never to return.
Counter
8. counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • 38
  • さい歳な
  • のに
  • りょうしん両親
  • に
  • たよ頼り
  • きり
  • です
  • 。
Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.
Particle
9. only; just​Usually written using kana alone, See also っきり, sometimes pronounced ぎり
Particle
10. (ever) since; after​Usually written using kana alone, usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり
Particle
11. continuously; remaining (in a particular state)​Usually written using kana alone, sometimes pronounced ぎり
Other forms
限り 【きり】、切 【きり】、限 【きり】
Notes
切: Irregular okurigana usage. 限: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute​See also 切に, See also 切なる
2. OFF (on switch)​Abbreviation, See also 切る, also きり
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Noun
1. stamp (postage)​Abbreviation, See also 郵便切手
Noun
2. merchandise certificate​Abbreviation, See also 商品切手
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)​
    2.
  • だいこん大根
  • は
  • ひょうしぎ拍子木
  • に
  • き切る
  • 。
2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to sever (connections, ties)​See also 縁を切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to turn off (e.g. the light)​
  • エアコン
  • を
  • き切って
  • も
  • かまいません
  • か
  • 。
Do you mind if I turn off the AC?
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect​See also 電話を切る
    「スミス
  • さん
  • を
  • おねがお願い
  • したい
  • のです
  • が
  • 」「
  • そのまま
  • き切らず
  • に
  • まお待ち
  • ください
  • 」
"May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6. to open (something sealed)​
  • いったん
  • ふう封
  • を
  • き切る
  • と
  • その
  • テープ
  • は
  • へんぴん返品
  • できません
  • 。
Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7. to start​
  • てんしょく転職
  • も
  • ひっこ引っ越し
  • も
  • して
  • 、
  • しんきいってん心機一転
  • 、
  • あら新たな
  • スタート
  • を
  • き切った
  • 。
I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount​See also 値切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
11. to cross; to traverse​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
12. to criticize sharply​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)​See also ハンドルを切る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut​
  • トランプ
  • を
  • よく
  • き切って
  • ください
  • 。
Please shuffle the cards carefully.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
16. to shuffle (cards)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
17. to discard a tile​Mahjong
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
18. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expel; to excommunicate​
    ハリー
  • は
  • なんとか
  • その
  • かわ川
  • を
  • およ泳ぎ
  • きった
  • 。
Harry managed to swim across the river.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
19. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
20. to trump​See also 切り札
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
21. to cut (the connection between two groups)​Go (game), See also キリ, sometimes キる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)​also written as 鑽る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)​
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
24. to do completely; to finish doing​See also 使い切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
25. to be completely ...; to be totally ...; to be terribly ...​See also 疲れ切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
26. to do clearly; to do decisively; to do firmly​See also 言い切る, after the -masu stem of a verb
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1. to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack​
  • ふたり二人
  • の
  • こども子供
  • は
  • つな綱
  • が
  • き切れる
  • まで
  • ひっぱ引っ張り
  • あった
  • 。
The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2. to be injured​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to wear out; to be worn out​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to break; to burst; to collapse​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
5. to wear off; to stop working; to go dead​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
6. to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
7. to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of​
  • ガソリン
  • が
  • きれ切れかかっている
  • 。
We're running out of gas.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
8. to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
9. to cut well; to be sharp​
  • この
  • はさみ
  • は
  • よ良く
  • き切れない
  • 。
These scissors don't cut well.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
10. to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
11. to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)​
    100
  • メートル
  • 、10
  • びょう秒
  • き切れる
  • ?
Will they break the ten-second mark in the hundred-metre race?
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
12. to dry off​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
13. to curve; to veer​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
14. to shuffle (cards)​
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
15. to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip​Colloquial, See also キレる
  • あいつ
  • は
  • 、
  • とうとう
  • き切れた
  • 。
Finally, he lost his temper.
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
16. to be able to do completely​Usually written using kana alone, after the -masu stem of a verb
  • この
  • こおり氷
  • は
  • うす薄
  • すぎて
  • きみ君の
  • からだ体
  • を
  • ささ支え
  • きれない
  • だろう
  • 。
This ice is too thin to bear your weight.
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Noun
1. piece; slice; strip; scrap​
Noun
2. cloth​also written as 布, 裂
  • き切れ
  • は
  • ずたずたに
  • きりさ切り裂かれた
  • 。
The cloth was torn to shreds.
Noun
3. sharpness​
  • むかし昔の
  • ような
  • からだ身体
  • の
  • き切れ
  • を
  • とりもど取り戻し
  • たい
  • 。
I wish I could get back the tone and nimbleness I once had.
Noun
4. agility​
  • にく肉
  • は
  • なに何
  • き切れ
  • に
  • し
  • ましょうか
  • 。
How many slices of meat would you like?
Counter
5. counter for scraps, pieces, etc.​
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun
1. with trouble; at great pains​Usually written using kana alone
  • せっかく
  • の
  • くろう苦労
  • も
  • あだ
  • になった
  • 。
All my pains went for nothing.
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. rare; valuable; precious; long-awaited​Usually written using kana alone
  • おまえお前
  • が
  • おおごえだ大声出す
  • から
  • 、
  • せっかく
  • の
  • シャッターチャンス
  • を
  • のが逃し
  • ちゃった
  • よ
  • 。
You just made me miss the perfect shot when you hollered.
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. kind; generous​Usually written using kana alone
  • こういう
  • じじょう事情
  • ですから
  • 、
  • ざんねん残念ながら
  • 、
  • せっかく
  • の
  • ご
  • しょうたい招待
  • を
  • お
  • う受け
  • いたし
  • かねる
  • のです
  • 。
As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.
Other forms
切角 【せっかく】
Notes
切角: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. gap; break; rift​
Noun
2. pause; interval; interruption​
Noun
3. cut; incision; notch; score​
Noun
4. end​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. earnest; sincere; acute; keen; fervent​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. pressing; urgent; serious; severe​
  • ふと太っている
  • の
  • が
  • わたし私の
  • せつじつ切実な
  • もんだい問題
  • です
  • 。
Being fat is a serious problem for me.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. pertinent; appropriate​
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Noun
1. trump; trump card​Card games
Noun
2. ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon​
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Other forms
切札 【きりふだ】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering​
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock​
  • ふくしゃき複写機
  • の
  • かみ紙
  • を
  • き切らした
  • よ
  • 。
We've run out of paper for the photocopier.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)​
  • しびれ
  • を
  • き切らして
  • しゃっきん借金
  • の
  • さいそく催促
  • を
  • した
  • 。
He impatiently asked for repayment.
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Noun
1. point of tangency; point of contact​Mathematics
Noun
2. (electrical) contact​
  • あたりまえ
  • だ
  • が
  • 、
  • ひと人
  • と
  • ひと人
  • と
  • の
  • せってん接点
  • は
  • 「
  • ことば
  • 」
  • である
  • 。
  • その
  • ことば言葉
  • によって
  • 、
  • かんが考え
  • を
  • きょうゆう共有
  • し
  • 、
  • ぎろん議論
  • している
  • 。
It's obvious but the connection between people is "words". It is by those words that thoughts are shared and arguments carried out.
Noun
3. point of contact (between); connection; point of agreement; common ground​
Other forms
切点 【せってん】
Notes
切点: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook)​
Noun
2. cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)​Abbreviation, See also 切り抜き絵, See also 切り抜き細工
Noun
3. clip (from a video); video clip​Colloquial
Other forms
切抜き 【きりぬき】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection​
Other forms
截断 【せつだん】
Notes
截断: Rarely-used kanji form.
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きす 切り捨てる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to cut off and throw away​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to abandon; to disregard; to discard; to throw to the wolves​
  • もうすこもう少し
  • やさしく
  • いけん意見
  • して
  • あげたら
  • どう
  • な
  • の
  • 。
  • いっとうりょうだん一刀両断
  • の
  • も
  • と
  • きりす切り捨てられた
  • かれ彼
  • の
  • たちば立場
  • も
  • かんが考えて
  • よ
  • 。
Why don't you try expressing your opinion a little more gently? Think about how he feels getting told flatly that he's being cut loose.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to omit; to ignore; to round down​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to cut (someone) down; to slay​
Other forms
切捨てる 【きりすてる】、斬り捨てる 【きりすてる】
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き 切りがない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. endless; boundless; innumerable​Usually written using kana alone, See also 切りのない
  • かれ彼の
  • やしん野心
  • には
  • きりがない
  • 。
His ambition knows no bounds.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. endless; never-ending; going on forever​Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ彼の
  • ぐち
  • には
  • きりがない
  • 。
There is no end to his complaining.
Other forms
切りが無い 【きりがない】、キリがない
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Noun
1. chance; start; opportunity; cue; occasion; impetus​Usually written using kana alone
Noun
2. cause; reason; excuse; motive​Usually written using kana alone
Place
3. Kikkake​
Notes
切っ掛け: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to cut down; to chop down; to fell​
Other forms
斬り倒す 【きりたおす】、切倒す 【きりたおす】
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Kanji — 1 found

1.4132528806659157
4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
On: セツ、 サイ
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Sentences — 2398 found

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      試験
    • さいしゅうび最終日
    • の
    • あさ朝
    • 、
    • てつや徹夜
    • の試験勉強が続いた学生たちみな
    • つかれき疲れ切って
    • 、まるで
    • たましい魂
    • が
    • ぬ抜けた
    • ような顔をしている。
    On the morning of the last day of the examinations, the students, who had been studying all night, were exhausted and looked shattered. — Jreibun
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Names — 214 found

きりこ 【切り子】
Female given name
1. Kiriko​
きりがくぼとうげ 【切ケ久保峠】
Unclassified name
1. Kirigakubotouge​
きりのはな 【切ノ鼻】
Unclassified name
1. Kirinohana​
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