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
切
り
替
え
る
kirikaeru
to switch
締
め
切
り
shimekiri
deadline
切
り
離
す
kirihanasu
to cut off
切
り
替
え
kirikae
switching
踏
み
切
る
fumikiru
to take the plunge
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).
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).
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.