斬る (きる) — to cut down, to slay
斬る
to cut down
Frequency #4585
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
godan verb (-ru) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5r, vt)
kiru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
きる[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to cut down
- to slay