Japanese symbol for “slicing”
小口切り
こぐちぎり
Romaji: koguchigiri
cutting into thin round slices; cutting across; slicing
In Japanese, slicing is 小口切り, read こぐちぎり (koguchigiri).
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Meanings
- n cutting into thin round slices; cutting across; slicing
Written forms: 小口切り、小口ぎり、こぐち切り. Readings: こぐちぎり.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
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