切 — cut, sever, earnest
きる
切
cut
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
U+5207
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #324
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #85
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- cut
- sever
- earnest
word
き ・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
切
る
kiru
to cut
切
れ
る
kireru
to cut well
思
い
切
る
omoikiru
to resolve
切
れ
kire
piece
切
り
kiri
cut
切
り
口
kirikuchi
cut end
切
り
出
す
kiridasu
to bring up (a topic)
切
り
上
げ
る
kiriageru
to round up
乗
り
切
る
norikiru
to overcome
切
り
取
る
kiritoru
to cut off
切
り
開
く
kirihiraku
to clear
打
ち
切
る
uchikiru
to cut short
仕
切
る
shikiru
to partition
区
切
る
kugiru
to punctuate
横
切
る
yokogiru
to cross
区
切
り
kugiri
punctuation
品
切
れ
shinagire
out of stock
張
り
切
る
harikiru
to be enthusiastic
裏
切
る
uragiru
to betray
割
り
切
る
warikiru
to divide evenly
切
り
捨
て
る
kirisuteru
to cut down
途
切
れ
る
togireru
to be interrupted
せつ setsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
きり kiri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
きっ ・ぎっ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). 七 (seven, here a slicing motion) beside 刀 (knife). To cut or sever. Extended to earnest.