Japanese symbol for “scraps”

切り出し

きりだし

Romaji: kiridashi

pointed knife

In Japanese, scraps is 切り出し, read きりだし (kiridashi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

n pointed knife
n logging; cutting
n (beef) scraps
n starting to speak
n extraction (of a portion of a media file); splicing out

Kanji and stroke order

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “scraps”

Word	Reading	Meaning
切れ切れ	きれぎれ kiregire	pieces; scraps
切りっ端	きりっぱし kirippashi	scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
切りくず	きりくず kirikuzu	scraps; chips
切り端	きりはし kirihashi	scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
切れっ端	きれっぱし kireppashi	scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety
適切	てきせつ tekisetsu	appropriate; suitable; fitting
切り	きり kiri	end; finish; place to stop
切る	きる kiru	to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
親切	しんせつ shinsetsu	kind; gentle; considerate
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out

See also: Chinese symbol for “scraps”.

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