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THE WORD · N5

切るきる

cut

Verbe · Suffix · Group 1 verb

髪かみ切っきった?

Did you cut your hair?

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: tommy_san · French : gillux

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive · Suffix

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

Close or Related Words

Dictionary references: they are not necessarily synonyms.

  • 値切るねぎる — lower a price; market Source

Same reading, another word

English dictionary meanings
  • to cut
  • to cut through
  • to perform (surgery)
  • to sever (connections, ties)
  • to turn off (e.g. the light)
  • to terminate (e.g. a conversation)
  • to hang up (the phone)
  • to disconnect
  • to punch (a ticket)
  • to tear off (a stub)
  • to open (something sealed)
  • to start
  • to set (a limit)
  • to do (something) in less or within a certain time
  • to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
  • to reduce
  • to decrease
  • to discount
  • to shake off (water, etc.)
  • to let drip-dry
  • to let drain
  • to cross
  • to traverse
  • to criticize sharply
  • to act decisively
  • to do (something noticeable)
  • to go first
  • to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
  • to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
  • to curl (a ball)
  • to bend
  • to shuffle (cards)
  • to discard a tile
  • to dismiss
  • to sack
  • to let go
  • to expel
  • to excommunicate
  • to dig (a groove)
  • to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
  • to trump
  • to cut (the connection between two groups)
  • to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
  • to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
  • to do completely
  • to finish doing
  • to be completely ...
  • to be totally ...
  • to be terribly ...
  • to do clearly
  • to do decisively
  • to do firmly

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