きる

切 る

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery)

    • ２．大根は拍子木に切る。
      2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to sever (connections, ties)

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to turn off (e.g. the light)

    • エアコンを切ってもかまいませんか。
      Do you mind if I turn off the AC?

  4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect

    • 「スミスさんをお願いしたいのですが」「そのまま切らずにお待ちください」
      "May I speak to Mr Smith?" "Will you hold the line?"

  5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)

  6. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to open (something sealed)

    • いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。
      Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.

  7. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to start

    • 転職も引っ越しもして、心機一転、新たなスタートを切った。
      I quit my job and moved so I could start off with a clean slate.

  8. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)

  9. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to reduce, to decrease, to discount

  10. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain

  11. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to cross, to traverse

  12. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to criticize sharply

  13. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)

  14. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)

  15. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut

    • トランプをよく切ってください。
      Please shuffle the cards carefully.

  16. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to shuffle (cards)

  17. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to discard a tile

  18. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate

    • ハリーはなんとかその川を泳ぎきった。
      Harry managed to swim across the river.

  19. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)

  20. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to trump

  21. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to cut (the connection between two groups)

  22. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone)
    also written as 鑽る

  23. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)

  24. suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to do completely, to finish doing
    after the -masu stem of a verb

  25. suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ...
    after the -masu stem of a verb

  26. suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
    after the -masu stem of a verb