切 — cut, sever, earnest
きる
切
cut
きる
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.
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Meanings
- cut
- sever
- earnest
Readings
- On'yomi
- せつ setsu さい sai
- Kun'yomi
- き ki ぎ gi
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
み
じ
ん
切
り
mijingiri
finely chopped (cooking)
時
間
切
れ
jikangire
being out of time
電
池
切
れ
denchigire
running out of battery
切
ら
す
kirasu
to run out of
切
り
下
げ
kirisage
devaluation (e.g. of currency)
切
れ
目
kireme
gap
売
り
切
れ
urikire
sold-out
売
り
切
れ
る
urikireru
to be sold out
思
い
切
っ
て
omoikitte
resolutely
思
い
切
り
omoikiri
to one's heart's content
見
切
り
mikiri
abandonment
区
切
る
kugiru
to punctuate
横
切
る
yokogiru
to cross
区
切
り
kugiri
punctuation
品
切
れ
shinagire
out of stock
息
切
れ
ikigire
shortness of breath
歯
切
れ
hagire
feel when biting
輪
切
り
wagiri
cutting in round slices
裏
切
る
uragiru
to betray
値
切
る
negiru
to drive a bargain
幕
切
れ
makugire
fall of the curtain
裏
切
り
uragiri
treachery
裏
切
り
者
uragirimono
betrayer
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).
ぎっ gi
Words by frequency and grade
81 wordsEach dot is a word containing 切: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 40 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
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.